Shloka 8
इस प्रकार आकाशके बाणमय हो जानेपर हमलोगोंने वहाँ यह आश्चवर्यकी बात देखी कि आकाश चारी कोई भी प्राणी उधरसे उड़कर नीचे नहीं आ सकता था ।। सात्यकिर्यतमानस्तु धर्मराजश्न पाण्डव: । तथेतराणि सैन्यानि न सम चक्कु: पराक्रमम्,उस समय प्रयत्नशील सात्यकि, धर्मराज पाए्डुपुत्र युधिष्ठिर तथा अन्यान्य सैनिक कोई पराक्रम न कर सके
sātyakir yatamānas tu dharmarājaś ca pāṇḍavaḥ | tathā itarāṇi sainyāni na śaśakuḥ parākramam ||
Sañjaya said: When the sky had become filled with a dense shower of arrows, a wondrous sight was seen there—no creature could pass through that region from above and descend. At that time, even the striving Sātyaki, the Pāṇḍava Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira, and the other troops were unable to display their valor or mount an effective counterattack.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how even righteous leaders and renowned warriors can be checked by overwhelming circumstances; dharma includes recognizing limits, regrouping, and responding with disciplined strategy rather than mere bravado.
Sañjaya reports that the battlefield sky is so thick with arrows that passage becomes impossible; amid this barrage, Sātyaki, Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja), and the rest of the Pāṇḍava forces cannot effectively display valor or launch a successful counteraction.