Mahabharata 7.95.8 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 95, Shloka 8
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents
बलिनौ स्पर्धिनौ वीरौ कुलजौ बाहुशालिनौ । तावेनं शरवर्षाणि सव्यदक्षिणमस्थताम्
balinau spardhinau vīrau kulajau bāhuśālinau | tāvenam śaravarṣāṇi savyadakṣiṇam asthatām ||
તે બંને બલવાન, અર્જુન સાથે સ્પર્ધા ધરાવતા, વીર, ઉત્તમ કુલમાં જન્મેલા અને ભુજાબળથી શોભિત હતા. તેઓ અર્જુનના ડાબે-જમણે સ્થિત થઈ તેના પર બાણવર્ષા કરવા લાગ્યા.
संजय उवाच
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The verse underscores the martial ethos of the battlefield: strength, lineage, and competitive spirit culminate in coordinated aggression. Ethically, it reflects how rivalry and the pursuit of victory can intensify violence, testing a warrior’s steadiness and discernment amid pressure.
Sañjaya describes two powerful, noble-born warriors taking flanking positions—one on Arjuna’s left and one on his right—and beginning a concentrated barrage of arrows against him.
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