Shloka 413
अर्जुनस्य गुरुधर्मविलापः तथा शैनेयकर्णयोर्युद्धारम्भः | Arjuna’s Lament on Guru-Dharma and the Opening of the Sātyaki–Karṇa Duel
पज्चभि: पज्चभिर्बाणै: पुनर्विव्याध सात्यकि: | तब सात्यकिने एक साथ विजयके लिये प्रयत्न करनेवाले उन समस्त शूरवीर महारथियोंको पुन: पाँच-पाँच बाणोंसे घायल कर दिया
pañcabhiḥ pañcabhir bāṇaiḥ punar vivyādha sātyakiḥ | tataḥ sātyakine ekasātha vijayāya prayatnamānān tān sarvān śūrān mahārathīn punaḥ pañca-pañca-bāṇaiḥ kṣatān akarot |
サンジャヤは言った。「サーティヤキは彼らを再び、一人につき五矢で貫いた。さらに、サーティヤキを討ち取ろうと一斉に力を合わせて迫る勇猛なる大車戦士たちをも、彼はまたしても一人五矢ずつで傷つけた。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In the battlefield ethic of kṣatriya-dharma, victory is portrayed as arising from disciplined prowess and unwavering resolve; even when many unite against one, composure and skill can prevail over sheer collective pressure.
Sātyaki repeatedly counters a group of elite warriors who attack him together; he strikes them again, wounding each with five arrows, demonstrating his effectiveness against coordinated opposition.