Shloka 23
सहदेव-राधेय-संग्रामः; शल्य-प्रभावः; अलम्बुस-निवर्तनम्
Sahadeva and Karṇa; Śalya’s pressure; Alambusa’s interception
ते सर्वतः सम्परिवार्य संख्ये शैनेयमाजघ्नुरनीकसाहा: । स चापि तान् प्रवर: सात्वतानां न्यवारयद् बाणजालेन वीर:,वे सभी बड़ी-बड़ी सेनाओंका आक्रमण सहनेमें समर्थ थे। उन सबने युद्धस्थलमें सात्यकिको चारों ओरसे घेरकर उनपर प्रहार आरम्भ कर दिया। सात्वतशिरोमणि वीर सात्यकिने भी अपने बाणोंके समूहसे उन सबको आगे बढ़नेसे रोक दिया
te sarvataḥ samparivārya saṅkhye śaineyam ājaghnur anīkasāhāḥ | sa cāpi tān pravaraḥ sāttvatānāṃ nyavārayad bāṇajālena vīraḥ ||
Mereka sanggup menahan gempuran banyak formasi besar. Di medan laga mereka mengepung Śaineya (Sātyaki) dari segala arah dan mulai menghantamnya; namun Sātyaki yang gagah—terutama di antara kaum Sāttvata—menahan laju mereka dengan jaring anak panah yang rapat.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness and disciplined action in crisis: a warrior should endure pressure, keep composure, and use skillful restraint (here, a controlled volley of arrows) to prevent the enemy’s advance rather than yielding to fear or disorder.
On the battlefield, multiple warriors encircle Sātyaki from all sides and attack him. Sātyaki, renowned among the Sāttvatas, responds by stopping their forward movement with a dense barrage—described as a ‘net of arrows’—thereby holding the encircling forces at bay.