Mahabharata 7.112.10 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 112, Shloka 10
द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः
Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order
स वध्यमान: समरे भारद्वाजेन सात्यकि: । नान्वपद्यत कर्तव्यं किज्चिदेव विशाम्पते,प्रजानाथ! समरभूमिमें द्रोणाचार्यके द्वारा क्षत-विक्षत होकर सात्यकिसे कुछ भी करते नहीं बना
sa vadhyamānaḥ samare bhāradvājena sātyakiḥ | nānvapadyata kartavyaṃ kiñcid eva viśāmpate prajānātha |
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಓ ವಿಶಾಂಪತೇ, ಪ್ರಜಾಪಾಲಕನೇ! ರಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರದ್ವಾಜಪುತ್ರ ದ್ರೋಣನಿಂದ ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ಹೊಡೆತಕ್ಕೊಳಗಾಗಿ ಛಿದ್ರವಿಚ್ಛಿದ್ರನಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಸಾತ್ಯಕಿಗೆ ಮಾಡಬೇಕಾದದ್ದೇನೂ ತೋಚಲಿಲ್ಲ; ಯಾವ ಮಾರ್ಗವೂ ಸಿಕ್ಕಲಿಲ್ಲ.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights how even a capable warrior can be driven into helplessness under overwhelming force, underscoring the ethical gravity of war: when violence escalates, the space for deliberate, dharmic choice can collapse, revealing the human cost behind martial glory.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Droṇa (called Bhāradvāja) is severely wounding Sātyaki on the battlefield, and Sātyaki, battered and bleeding, cannot determine any effective action or response.
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