Shloka 363
Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ
Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement
पत्रिभि: सुदृढैराशु धनुश्चैव महाद्युते: । इसी बीचमें सात्यकिने महातेजस्वी द्रोणाचार्यके धनुष और बाणोंको पंखयुक्त सुदृढ़ बाणोंद्वारा युद्धस्थलमें शीघ्र ही काट डाला
patribhiḥ sudṛḍhair āśu dhanuś caiva mahādyuteḥ |
サンジャヤは言った。翼ある堅固な矢をもって、サーティヤキは戦場において、光輝くドローナ・アーチャーリヤの弓と矢をたちまち断ち切った――無益な遅滞なく強敵を封じるその一撃は、戦のダルマが求める冷厳な精確さを映し出していた。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights dharma in warfare as disciplined, goal-directed action: neutralizing an opponent’s capacity to harm (by cutting bow and arrows) can be a strategic and ethically framed restraint compared to indiscriminate slaughter, even amid brutal combat.
Sañjaya reports that Sātyaki, using strong feathered arrows, swiftly severs Droṇa’s bow and arrows on the battlefield, momentarily disarming the powerful teacher-warrior.