Mahabharata 7.85.27 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 85, Shloka 27
द्रोणेन सात्यकिपीडनम् — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Charge to Sātyaki amid Droṇa’s Onslaught
यद्यस्य देवा गोप्तार: सेन्द्रा: सर्वे तथाप्यसौ । राजधानीं यमस्याद्य हत: प्राप्स्यति संकुले
yady asya devā goptāraḥ sendrāḥ sarve tathāpy asau | rājadhānīṃ yamasya adya hataḥ prāpsyati saṅkule ||
Sekalipun semua dewa—termasuk Indra—datang melindunginya, tetap saja hari ini ia akan terbunuh di tengah himpitan perang dan pasti mencapai kota kerajaan Yama.
वायुदेव उवाच
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The verse teaches the inevitability of death when destiny (shaped by prior action and the moral trajectory of events) has matured: even divine intervention cannot avert what is firmly ordained.
Vāyudeva declares a prophetic certainty about a warrior’s imminent death in the battle: regardless of any protection—even by all gods with Indra—the person will be killed that very day and will go to Yama’s realm.
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