Shloka 8
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents
बलिनौ स्पर्धिनौ वीरौ कुलजौ बाहुशालिनौ । तावेनं शरवर्षाणि सव्यदक्षिणमस्थताम्,वे दोनों बलवान अर्जुनसे स्पर्धा रखनेवाले, वीर, उत्तम कुलमें उत्पन्न और अपनी भुजाओंसे सुशोभित होनेवाले थे। उन दोनोंने अर्जुनपर दायें-बायेंसे बाण बरसाना आरम्भ किया
balinau spardhinau vīrau kulajau bāhuśālinau | tāvenam śaravarṣāṇi savyadakṣiṇam asthatām ||
サンジャヤは言った。二人の武者は剛力にして競争心も激しく、名門の生まれで、腕力の冴えによって名高かった。彼らはアルジュナの左と右に陣取り、矢の雨を浴びせ始めた。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the martial ethos of the battlefield: strength, lineage, and competitive spirit culminate in coordinated aggression. Ethically, it reflects how rivalry and the pursuit of victory can intensify violence, testing a warrior’s steadiness and discernment amid pressure.
Sañjaya describes two powerful, noble-born warriors taking flanking positions—one on Arjuna’s left and one on his right—and beginning a concentrated barrage of arrows against him.