Mahabharata 7.112.43 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 112, Shloka 43
द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः
Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order
सर्वेष्वपि च योधेषु चिन्तयन् शिनिपुड्रव । त्वत्त: सुह्तत्तमं कज्चिन्नाभिजानामि सात्यके
sarveṣv api ca yodheṣu cintayan śinipuṅgava | tvattaḥ suhṛttamaṃ kaścin nābhijānāmi sātyake ||
ಓ ಶಿನಿಪ್ರವರ ಸಾತ್ಯಕೀ! ಎಲ್ಲ ಯೋಧರನ್ನು ಚಿಂತಿಸಿದರೂ, ನಿನ್ನಿಗಿಂತ ದೊಡ್ಡ ನನ್ನ ಸುಹೃದನನ್ನು ನಾನು ಯಾರಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಕಾಣುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid warfare, dharma is sustained through recognizing and honoring true well-wishers (suhṛt). Yudhiṣṭhira’s reflection highlights that ethical strength in crisis depends not only on power but on loyal, selfless friendship.
In the Drona Parva’s intense battle context, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Sātyaki and, after considering all the fighters, declares that no one surpasses Sātyaki as his most devoted friend and supporter.
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