Shloka 36
Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ
Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement
ततो द्रोणस्य दाशार्ह: शरांश्रिच्छेद संयुगे
tato droṇasya dāśārhaḥ śarāṃś chinna-cchinna-saṃyuge
संजय ने कहा—तब उस संग्राम में, जहाँ बाणों के छेदन से आकाश भर गया था, दाशार्ह वीर सात्यकि द्रोण के प्रहार का सामना करने बढ़ा—अस्त्र से अस्त्र भिड़ाते हुए।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the disciplined reality of kṣatriya-duty: in war, mastery and restraint are shown through precise counteraction—meeting aggression with skill rather than chaos—while the narrator frames the event without triumphalism, emphasizing the gravity of combat.
Sañjaya describes a moment in the battle where arrows are being cut down in mid-fight; the Dāśārha hero is engaged against Droṇa’s forces, indicating an intense exchange of missile-weapons and high-level martial contest.