Shloka 52
द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः
Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order
एक एव सदा कृष्णो मित्राणामभयड्करः । रणे संत्यजति प्राणान् द्वितीयस्त्वं च सात्यके,सात्यके! मित्रोंको अभय प्रदान करनेवाले एक तो भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण ही सदा हमारे लिये युद्धमें अपने प्राणोंका परित्याग करनेके लिये उद्यत रहते हैं और दूसरे तुम
eka eva sadā kṛṣṇo mitrāṇām abhayakaraḥ | raṇe saṃtyajati prāṇān dvitīyas tvaṃ ca sātyake, sātyake ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “For us, there is always one—Kṛṣṇa—who grants fearlessness to his friends. In battle he stands ready to give up even his life; and the second such one is you, O Sātyaki—O Sātyaki!”
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True friendship in dharma is measured by the capacity to remove fear from allies and to accept personal risk—even life itself—for their protection; Yudhiṣṭhira holds up Kṛṣṇa and Sātyaki as exemplars of such selfless guardianship.
In the Drona Parva’s intense battle context, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Sātyaki, declaring that among their supporters Kṛṣṇa is the foremost giver of fearlessness and ever-ready to sacrifice himself in war, and that Sātyaki is the second who matches this steadfast commitment.