Shloka 346
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 109 — Karṇa–Bhīma Yuddha and Durmukha’s Fall (कर्णभीमयुद्धम्; दुर्मुखवधः)
अयोधयमन् रणे शूरा: सात्वतं युद्धदुर्मदम् । वे शूरवीर मागध-सैनिक बहुत-से बाणों, सहस्रों तोमरों, भिन्दिपालों, प्रासों, मुदगरों और मूसलोंका प्रहार करते हुए समरांगणमें रणदुर्जय सात्यकिके साथ युद्ध करने लगे
sañjaya uvāca | ayodhayaman raṇe śūrāḥ sātvataṃ yuddha-durmadam |
Sañjaya dit : Au plus fort de la bataille, de vaillants guerriers engagèrent le héros Sātvata—Sātyaki—comme enivré par l’ardeur du combat. Les combattants de Magadha, le frappant de volées de flèches et de milliers de javelots tomara, de bhindipālas, de lances, de massues et de gourdins, le pressèrent sur le champ; pourtant il demeurait difficile à vaincre dans la guerre. La scène souligne l’élan implacable de la guerre des kṣatriya, où courage et discipline sont éprouvés sous une force écrasante.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfast courage under extreme pressure: even when assailed by many weapons and many foes, a warrior is measured by composure, endurance, and unwavering resolve in the performance of duty on the battlefield.
Sañjaya describes Magadha troops attacking Sātyaki with intense, multi-weapon assaults—arrows and various heavy missiles—yet Sātyaki is portrayed as difficult to defeat, continuing to fight powerfully in the midst of the onslaught.