Shloka 48
Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ
Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement
यदस्त्रमस्यति द्रोणस्तदेवास्यति सात्यकि:
yad astram asyati droṇas tad evāsyati sātyakiḥ
Sañjaya berkata: “Senjata apa pun yang dilempar Droṇa, senjata yang sama itulah yang dilempar Sātyaki sebagai balasan—pukulan dibalas pukulan, setara dalam sengitnya pertukaran.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined equivalence in action: true mastery in conflict can appear as a precise, proportionate response—meeting force with fitting counterforce rather than uncontrolled aggression.
Sañjaya reports a direct duel-like exchange in which Droṇa launches weapons and Sātyaki immediately answers with the same kind of weapon, demonstrating that Sātyaki can match Droṇa’s martial prowess.