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 ||
ವೃಷ್ಣಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ರಥಯೋಧನಾದ ಸಾತ್ಯಕಿಯನ್ನೂ ಕಾಣದೆ ಧರ್ಮರಾಜ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರನ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಅಸ್ಥಿರವಾಯಿತು. ಚಿಂತೆಯ ಅಗ್ನಿ ಅವನ ಸರ್ವಾಂಗವನ್ನೇ ದಹಿಸಿದಂತೆ, ಅನಿಷ್ಟದ ಭಯವು ಅವನ ಧೈರ್ಯವನ್ನೂ ಕದಡಿತು.
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.