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
Sañjaya berkata: Lalu, di tengah pertempuran ketika hujan panah saling dipatahkan dan dipotong, sang pahlawan Dāśārha, Sātyaki, maju menghadapi serangan Droṇa—menangkis senjata dengan senjata.
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.