Shloka 96
अध्याय १५९ — रात्रौ श्रमविरामः
Night Exhaustion and Brief Pause in Battle
सोमदत्तोरसि क्रुद्धः सुपत्र॑ निशितं युधि । इसी समय सात्यकिने भी युद्धस्थलमें कुपित हो सोमदत्तकी छातीपर सुन्दर पंखवाले, अग्निके समान तेजस्वी, उत्तम और तीखे बाणका प्रहार किया
somadattorasi kruddhaḥ supatraṃ niśitaṃ yudhi |
Sañjaya berkata—pada saat itu, di medan laga, Sātyaki yang murka menghantam dada Somadatta dengan sebuah anak panah yang tajam, berbulukan indah, dan berkilau laksana api.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can drive decisive action in war; even within kṣatriya-dharma, wrath is a dangerous catalyst that intensifies violence and tests self-control.
Sañjaya narrates that, during the battle, Sātyaki—angered—shoots a sharp, well-feathered arrow into Somadatta’s chest, marking a forceful exchange between opposing warriors.