Shloka 25
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सात्यकि-अलम्बुसयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue; Account of Sātyaki vs Alambusa
त॑ षड़्भि: सायकैद्रोण: साश्वयन्तारमार्दयत् | सतं न ममृषे द्रोणं युयुधानो महारथ:,फिर दट्रोणने छः बाण मारकर घोड़ों और सारथिसहित सात्यकिको पीड़ित कर दिया। द्रोणाचार्यके इस पराक्रमको महारथी युयुधान सहन न कर सके
taṁ ṣaḍbhiḥ sāyakair droṇaḥ sāśvayantāram ārdayat | sataṁ na mamṛṣe droṇaṁ yuyudhāno mahārathaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Droṇa struck Sātyaki with six arrows, wounding him along with his horses and charioteer. The great chariot-warrior Yuyudhāna could not endure Droṇa’s display of might, for it pressed hard upon him and his duty to continue the fight.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the warrior ethic of endurance and response under pressure: when a formidable opponent inflicts harm, a kṣatriya is expected to bear it without collapse and to answer with resolve. It also underscores how displays of power in war test self-control and duty.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa shoots Sātyaki with six arrows, injuring him along with his horses and charioteer. Sātyaki (also called Yuyudhāna) cannot tolerate this assault and is provoked to respond, intensifying the duel.