Shloka 14
दुःशासननिग्रहः—द्रोणधृष्टद्युम्नयुद्धप्रसङ्गः
Rebuke of Duḥśāsana; Context of the Droṇa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna Combat
वार्ष्णेयं सात्यकि युद्धे पुत्रो द:ःशासनस्तव । आजलस्ने सायकैस्ती &णैर्नवर्भिर्नतपर्वभि:,आपके पुत्र दुःशासनने युद्धस्थलमें झुकी हुई गाँठवाले नौ तीखे बाणोंद्वारा वृष्णिवंशी सात्यकिको घायल कर दिया
sañjaya uvāca |
vārṣṇeyaṃ sātyakiṃ yuddhe putro duḥśāsanas tava |
ājaghāna śarais tīkṣṇair navabhir nataparvabhiḥ ||
Sanjaya said: In the thick of battle, your son Duḥśāsana struck Sātyaki of the Vṛṣṇi line with nine sharp arrows, their joints bent downward, wounding him. The episode underscores how the war’s momentum is driven by relentless martial skill and retaliatory intent, where prowess is repeatedly used to injure even renowned warriors, tightening the cycle of violence rather than restoring dharma.
संजय उवाच