Shloka 6
हताश्चमञ्जोगतिभशि: प्रसेन: शिनिप्रवीरं निशितै: पृषत्कैः | प्रच्छाद्य नृत्यन्निव कर्णपुत्र: शैनेयबाणाभिहत: पपात,उधर कर्णने जब सात्यकिके घोड़े मार डाले, तब कर्णपुत्र प्रसेनने तीव्रगामी पैने बाणोंद्वारा शिनिप्रवर सात्यकिको ढक दिया। इसके बाद सात्यकिके बाणोंकी चोट खाकर वह नाचता हुआ-सा पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ा
hatāś ca mañjogatibhaśiḥ prasenaḥ śinipravīraṃ niśitaiḥ pṛṣatkaiḥ | pracchādya nṛtyann iva karṇaputraḥ śaineyabāṇābhihataḥ papāta |
Sanjaya said: After Satyaki’s horses had been slain, Prasena—the son of Karna—covered the foremost hero of the Sini line (Satyaki) with sharp, swift arrows. Yet, struck in return by the arrows of Shaineya, Prasena fell to the earth, as though dancing.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral and practical reciprocity of warfare: overwhelming force is met by counterforce, and even skilled fighters quickly face the results of their actions. It reflects the Mahābhārata’s sober view of battle—valor operates within a chain of consequences, not as a guarantee of safety.
After Sātyaki’s horses are killed, Prasena (Karṇa’s son) showers Sātyaki with sharp arrows, seemingly dominating him. Sātyaki retaliates; struck by Śaineya’s arrows, Prasena staggers ‘as if dancing’ and collapses to the ground.