Shloka 16
ततो रथसहस्रेण महारथशतेन च,अभ्यद्रवन्त शैनेयमसंख्येयाश्ष पत्तय: । तत्पश्चात् एक हजार रथी, सौ महारथी, एक हजार हाथी और दो हजार घुड़सवारोंके साथ बहुत-से महारथी और असंख्य पैदल सैनिक सात्यकिपर नाना प्रकारके बाणोंकी वर्षा करते हुए टूट पड़े
tato rathasahasreṇa mahārathaśatena ca, abhyadravanta śaineyam asaṅkhyeyāś ca pattayaḥ |
Entonces, con mil carros y cien grandes guerreros de carro, y con innumerables infantes, cargaron de frente contra Śaineya (Sātyaki). Después, con mil combatientes en carro, cien maharathas, mil elefantes y dos mil jinetes, junto con muchos otros maharathas e incontables soldados de a pie, se precipitaron sobre Sātyaki, derramando sobre él una lluvia de flechas de toda clase.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh reality of dharma in war: even a righteous or renowned warrior may be met not with equal combat but with overwhelming force. It underscores endurance and steadfastness under unjust or disproportionate pressure—an ethical tension repeatedly explored in the Mahābhārata’s battlefield narratives.
Sañjaya reports that a large force—specified as a thousand chariots and a hundred mahārathas, along with innumerable infantry—charges directly at Śaineya (Sātyaki), attempting to crush him through a coordinated mass attack.