Shloka 526
भीष्म-युधिष्ठिर-संमर्दः
Bhīṣma’s Pressure on Yudhiṣṭhira; Śikhaṇḍī’s Approach; Evening Withdrawal
जिघांसन्त: शतानीकं सर्वत: पर्यवारयन् । राजन! दुष्कर्णको आघातसे पीड़ित देख पाँच महारथियोंने शतानीकको मार डालनेकी इच्छासे उसे सब ओरसे घेर लिया
sañjaya uvāca | jighāṃsantaḥ śatānīkaṃ sarvataḥ paryavārayan | rājan! duṣkarṇako āghātase pīḍita dekh pāñca mahārathiyoṃne śatānīkako mār ḍālne kī icchāse use sab orase gher liyā |
Dengan niat membunuh Śatānīka, mereka mengepungnya dari segala arah. Wahai Raja, melihat Duṣkarṇa terpukul dan menderita oleh hantaman itu, lima mahāratha menutup rapat lingkaran di sekeliling Śatānīka dengan tekad untuk menewaskannya.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger and retaliatory resolve in war quickly escalates into collective violence: a single injury (Duṣkarṇa being struck) becomes the trigger for coordinated aggression against Śatānīka. Ethically, it illustrates the battlefield tension between kṣatriya-duty and the destructive momentum of vengeance.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that five elite chariot-warriors, intent on killing Śatānīka, surround him from all sides, motivated by the sight of Duṣkarṇa suffering from a blow.