Shloka 3
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 125: Duryodhana’s despair and vow after Jayadratha’s fall (जयद्रथवधे दुर्योधनविलापः)
तं॑ तु दःशासन: शूर: सायकैरावृणोद् भृशम् । रथव्रातेन महता नानादेशोद्धवेन च,शूरवीर दुःशासनने नाना देशोंसे प्राप्त हुए विशाल रथसमूहके द्वारा तथा बाणोंकी वर्षसे भी सात्यकिको अत्यन्त आवृत कर लिया
taṁ tu duḥśāsanaḥ śūraḥ sāyakair āvṛṇod bhṛśam | rathavrātena mahatā nānādeśodbhavena ca ||
Sañjaya said: The valiant Duḥśāsana then fiercely enveloped him with volleys of arrows; and with a great mass of chariots—drawn from many regions—he hemmed Sātyaki in on every side. The scene underscores how, in the frenzy of war, collective force and weapon-storms are used to overwhelm a single warrior, tightening the moral pressure of combat where courage is tested amid encirclement and relentless assault.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension of warfare: victory is pursued through overwhelming force and coordinated assault, yet the warrior’s dharma is tested most sharply when facing encirclement and sustained aggression without losing courage or discipline.
Duḥśāsana intensifies the attack by showering arrows and deploying a large chariot contingent from various regions to surround and press Sātyaki, aiming to immobilize and overpower him on the battlefield.