Shloka 26
समाततेनेष्वसनेन कूजता भृशायतेनामितबाणवर्षिणा । बभूव दुर्धर्षतर: स सात्यकि: शरन्नभोमध्यगतो यथा रवि:
samātateneṣvasanena kūjatā bhṛśāyatenāmitabāṇavarṣiṇā | babhūva durdharṣataraḥ sa sātyakiḥ śarannabhomadhyagato yathā raviḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Dengan busur besarnya ditarik hingga ke telinga, berdentang nyaring, dan menumpahkan hujan panah yang tak terhingga, Sātyaki saat itu menjadi kian tak tertaklukkan bagi musuh—laksana matahari tengah hari yang menyala di langit musim gugur yang bening.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined power: when skill, focus, and resolve are fully gathered (the bow drawn tight, arrows released without hesitation), a warrior becomes nearly unassailable. Ethically, it suggests that strength gains legitimacy and meaning when exercised as steadfast performance of one’s duty in a righteous cause, not as uncontrolled violence.
Sañjaya describes Sātyaki on the battlefield drawing his great bow to the ear, its twang sounding loudly, and releasing a relentless shower of arrows. By this display he becomes extremely hard for enemies to approach or defeat, compared to the blazing sun in the clear autumn mid-sky.