Shloka 14
Chapter 12: Arjuna’s suppression of the Saṃśaptakas and duel with Aśvatthāmā
Drauṇi
धृष्टद्युम्न: शिखण्डी च द्रौपदेया: प्रभद्रका: । सात्यकिश्नेकितानश्ष द्राविडै: सैनिक: सह
sañjaya uvāca |
dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca draupadeyāḥ prabhadrakāḥ |
sātyakiś ca naikitanāś ca drāviḍaiḥ sainikaiḥ saha |
tau sātyakir mahārāja prahasan sarvato diśaḥ |
chādayac charavarṣeṇa vārayāmāsa bhārata ||
Dijo Sañjaya: Dhrishtadyumna y Shikhandi, los hijos de Draupadī, los Prabhadrakas y Sātyaki—junto con las tropas drávidas—avanzaron al combate. Entonces Sātyaki, oh gran rey, riendo mientras luchaba, cubrió todas las direcciones con una lluvia de flechas y contuvo a aquellos dos hermanos, frenando su avance en el fragor de la guerra.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, action is framed by duty and purpose: strength is applied strategically to protect one’s side and to restrain an enemy’s advance, not merely to indulge rage. The verse highlights disciplined prowess—confidence without loss of control.
Sanjaya reports that Dhrishtadyumna, Shikhandi, the Draupadeya princes, the Prabhadrakas, and Satyaki with Dravida troops are engaged in the battle. Satyaki, fighting with confident laughter, sends a dense rain of arrows in all directions and thereby checks/halts the advance of two opposing brothers.