Shloka 673
Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam
Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32
सूतपुत्र॑ चतुःषष्ट्या विद्ध्वा सिंह इवानदत् | तत्पश्चात् चन्द्रमाके समान कान्तिमान् सात्यकिने भी दूसरा धनुष हाथमें लेकर सूतपुत्र कर्णको चौंसठ बाणोंसे घायल करके सिंहके समान गर्जना की
sañjaya uvāca | sūtaputraṁ catuḥṣaṣṭyā viddhvā siṁha ivānadat | tatpaścāt candramāke samāna-kāntimān sātyakine dvitīyaṁ dhanuḥ hastam ādadhe |
Sañjaya said: Having pierced Karṇa, the charioteer’s son, with sixty-four arrows, Sātyaki roared like a lion. Then, radiant like the moon, he took up a second bow in his hand, pressing the battle forward with unwavering resolve amid the demands of righteous warfare.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights kṣatriya-dharma in practice: steadfast courage, disciplined skill, and resolve under pressure. Even in violent conflict, the warrior ideal emphasizes composure, capability, and commitment to one’s duty rather than hesitation or despair.
Sātyaki strikes Karṇa with sixty-four arrows and roars in triumph like a lion. Immediately afterward, shining like the moon, he takes up a second bow—suggesting either his first bow was damaged or he is intensifying the fight—continuing the duel as Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.