भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ७२: सैन्यगुणवर्णनम्, व्यूहरक्षा, दैव-पुरुषकारचिन्ता
सात्यकिस्तु ततो द्रोणं वारयामास भारत | तयो: प्रववृते युद्ध घोररूपं भयावहम्,भारत! उस समय सात्यकिने आगे बढ़कर द्रोणाचार्यको रोका। फिर तो उन दोनोंमें अत्यन्त भयंकर युद्ध आरम्भ हो गया
sātyakis tu tato droṇaṃ vārayāmāsa bhārata | tayoḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ ghorarūpaṃ bhayāvaham ||
Sañjaya said: Then Sātyaki stepped forward and checked Droṇa, O Bhārata. Between those two, a battle began—terrible in form and fraught with fear—signaling how, in war, even the noblest warriors are driven into relentless confrontation by duty to their respective sides.
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