Shloka 7
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय 128: दुर्योधनस्य परसेनाप्रवेशः
Duryodhana’s Incursion and the Tumult of Battle
अपश्यन् सात्यकिं चापि वृष्णीनां प्रवरं रथम् । चिन्तयाभिपरीताज्े धर्मराजो युधिषछ्िर:,वृष्णिवंशके प्रमुख महारथी सात्यकिको भी न देखनेके कारण धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरका एक-एक अंग चिन्ताकी आगसे संतप्त हो उठा
apaśyan sātyakiṃ cāpi vṛṣṇīnāṃ pravaraṃ ratham | cintayābhiparītāṅgo dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。「ヴリシュニ族随一の戦車武者サーティヤキの姿さえ見えぬとき、法王ユディシュティラは不吉な不安に呑まれ、身も心も憂いの火に捕らえられ焼かれるかのようであった。戦の“ダルマ”が揺らぐ場において、正しき盟友の不在は危難の徴となり、堅固なる王の平静すら揺さぶるのである。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a dharma-grounded leader can be shaken when a key righteous ally is missing; the verse highlights the ethical burden of command—responsibility for others makes the mind vulnerable to fear, and vigilance must accompany righteousness in war.
Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira cannot see Sātyaki on the battlefield. Because Sātyaki is a foremost Vṛṣṇi chariot-warrior and an important supporter, his absence triggers intense anxiety in Yudhiṣṭhira, who fears misfortune or defeat.