Shloka 36
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 94: Sātyaki–Sudarśana Yuddha (सात्यकि–सुदर्शन युद्ध)
स पार्थ त्रिभिरानर्छत् सप्तत्या च जनार्दनम्
sa pārtha tribhir ānarcat saptatyā ca janārdanam
Ia menghantam Pārtha dengan tiga anak panah dan Janārdana dengan tujuh puluh. Beginilah aritmetika kejam di medan laga: keperkasaan diukur dari luka yang ditorehkan, bukan dari kebenaran. Namun kehadiran Kṛṣṇa di sisi Arjuna tetap menjaga cakrawala moral perang itu agar tidak lenyap dari pandangan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the grim moral tension of dharma-yuddha: martial skill and duty operate within a violent arena, yet the proximity of Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana) to Arjuna keeps the ethical dimension—right conduct, purpose, and restraint—present even amid escalating force.
In Sañjaya’s battlefield report, an unnamed warrior attacks: Arjuna is pierced with three arrows, while Kṛṣṇa (as Arjuna’s charioteer) is targeted with seventy, indicating an intense assault aimed at both the fighter and the guiding presence beside him.