Shloka 16
Śaineya–Bhūriśravas: Genealogy, Svayaṃvara Contest, and the Maheśvara Boon
सात्यकिस्तु ततः क्रुद्धो धनुस्त्यक्त्वा महारथः । गदां जग्राह महतीं भारद्वाजाय चाक्षिपत्,इससे महारथी सात्यकिको बड़ा क्रोध हुआ। उन्होंने धनुष त्यागकर विशाल गदा हाथमें ले ली और उसे द्रोणाचार्यपर दे मारा
sātyakis tu tataḥ kruddho dhanus tyaktvā mahārathaḥ | gadāṃ jagrāha mahatīṃ bhāradvājāya cākṣipat ||
Sañjaya said: Then Sātyaki, inflamed with anger, cast aside his bow. That great chariot-warrior seized a massive mace and hurled it at Bhāradvāja (Droṇācārya). The moment shows how, in the press of war, disciplined weapon-skill can give way to wrath—an ethically charged shift where personal fury threatens to overtake measured conduct (dharma) on the battlefield.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can abruptly shift a warrior from controlled, rule-bound combat to impulsive escalation. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such moments warn that inner discipline is as crucial as martial prowess, especially when dharma is tested amid violence.
Sātyaki becomes furious, drops his bow, picks up a heavy mace, and hurls it at Droṇācārya (called Bhāradvāja). It marks an intensification of the duel and signals Sātyaki’s wrath-driven change of tactics.