Shloka 25
कृपो5थ भोजश्च तवात्मजस्तथा स्वयं च कर्णो निशितैरताडयत् । स तैश्नतुर्भिययुधे यदूत्तमो दिगीश्रवरैदैत्यपतिर्यथा तथा,तब कृपाचार्य, कृतवर्मा, आपका पुत्र दुर्योधन तथा स्वयं कर्ण भी सात्यकिको तीखे बाणोंसे घायल करने लगे। यदुकुलतिलक सात्यकिने अकेले ही उन चारों वीरोंके साथ उसी प्रकार युद्ध किया, जैसे दैत्यराज हिरण्यकशिपुने चारों दिक्पालोंके साथ किया था
kṛpo ’tha bhojaś ca tavātmajas tathā svayaṃ ca karṇo niśitair atāḍayat | sa taiś caturbhir yuyudhe yadūttamo digīśvarair daityapatir yathā tathā ||
Sañjaya said: Then Kṛpa, Bhoja (Kṛtavarmā), your son Duryodhana, and Karṇa himself struck Sātyaki with sharp arrows. Yet that foremost of the Yadus fought those four heroes alone—just as the lord of the Dānavas once contended with the guardians of the four quarters.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores steadfast courage and composure under disproportionate opposition: a single warrior maintains resolve and skill even when attacked by multiple eminent foes, reflecting the battlefield ideal of kṣatriya-dharma (unyielding duty and valor).
Kṛpa, Kṛtavarmā, Duryodhana, and Karṇa collectively shower Sātyaki with sharp arrows. Sātyaki, described as the foremost Yadu, fights all four at once, and the poet heightens the scene with a mythic simile comparing it to a demon-king battling the guardians of the four directions.