Shloka 16
द्रोणेन सात्यकिपीडनम् — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Charge to Sātyaki amid Droṇa’s Onslaught
यथैव सर्वास्वापत्सु पासि वृष्णीन् जनार्दन । तथैवास्मान् महाबाहो वृजिनात् त्रातुमहसि,“महाबाहु जनार्दन! जैसे आप वृष्णिवंशियोंको सम्पूर्ण आपत्तियोंसे बचाते हैं, उसी प्रकार हमारी भी इस संकटसे रक्षा कीजिये
yathaiva sarvāsv āpatsu pāsi vṛṣṇīn janārdana | tathaivāsmān mahābāho vṛjināt trātum arhasi ||
Wahai Janārdana yang berlengan perkasa! Sebagaimana Engkau melindungi kaum Vṛṣṇi dalam setiap malapetaka, demikian pula selayaknya Engkau menyelamatkan kami dari bahaya ini.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse expresses śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge): in the face of overwhelming danger, one turns to a proven protector and invokes his established duty of guardianship—asking that the same care shown to one’s own people be extended to others in distress.
In the Drona Parva’s intense war context, Sañjaya voices an urgent plea to Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana): since Kṛṣṇa is known to save the Vṛṣṇi clan from every crisis, he should likewise save “us” (the threatened party) from the present calamity.