Shloka 34
अर्जुनस्य गुरुधर्मविलापः तथा शैनेयकर्णयोर्युद्धारम्भः | Arjuna’s Lament on Guru-Dharma and the Opening of the Sātyaki–Karṇa Duel
दुःसह: पठचदशभिर्विव्याधोरसि सात्यकिम् | उत्स्मयन् वृष्णिशार्दटूलस्तथा बाणै: समाहतः
Duḥsahaḥ pañcādaśabhir vivyādhorasi Sātyakim | utsmayan Vṛṣṇiśārdūlas tathā bāṇaiḥ samāhataḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。ドゥフサハはサーティヤキの胸を十五矢で貫いた。だがヴリシュニ族の虎たる彼は微笑みさえ浮かべ、なお矢の斉射を浴びた――傷を負ってなお、戦場の圧迫の中で退かぬ戦士の苛烈な不屈を示していた。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness: even when grievously wounded, a warrior maintains composure and resolve. Sātyaki’s smile signals inner firmness and refusal to be shaken by pain or fear amid righteous duty in battle.
Sañjaya reports that Duḥsaha shoots Sātyaki in the chest with fifteen arrows. Sātyaki—praised as a ‘tiger among the Vṛṣṇis’—remains smiling despite being struck by many arrows, emphasizing the intensity of the combat and his unbroken spirit.