Shloka 57
द्रोणविक्रमदर्शनम् / The Display of Droṇa’s Onslaught and the Debate on Pāṇḍava Regrouping
युधामन्युं चतुःषष्ट्या त्रिंशता चैव सात्यकिम् । विद्ध्वा रुक्मरथस्तूर्ण युधिष्ठिरमुपाद्रवत्,युधामन्युको चौसठ तथा सात्यकिको तीस बाणोंसे घायल करके सुवर्णमय रथवाले द्रोणाचार्य राजा युधिष्ठिरकी ओर दौड़े
yudhāmanyuṁ catuḥṣaṣṭyā triṁśatā caiva sātyakim | viddhvā rukmarathas tūrṇaṁ yudhiṣṭhiram upādravat ||
Sañjaya said: Having swiftly pierced Yudhāmanyu with sixty-four arrows and Sātyaki with thirty, the warrior of the golden chariot at once charged toward King Yudhiṣṭhira. The scene underscores the ruthless momentum of battle, where prowess and strategy press hard against the dharmic center embodied by Yudhiṣṭhira, testing resolve amid violence.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when dharma is represented by a righteous leader like Yudhiṣṭhira, war subjects that center to relentless tactical pressure; the verse highlights how ethical steadiness must endure amid fear, injury, and aggressive escalation.
Sañjaya reports that the golden-charioted warrior first wounds Yudhāmanyu with sixty-four arrows and Sātyaki with thirty, then immediately rushes to attack King Yudhiṣṭhira, intensifying the threat to the Pāṇḍava command.