Shloka 48
Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ
Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement
यदस्त्रमस्यति द्रोणस्तदेवास्यति सात्यकि:
yad astram asyati droṇas tad evāsyati sātyakiḥ
ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ອາວຸດໃດທີ່ ໂດຣະນາ ຂວ້າງອອກ, ສາຕະຍະກິ ກໍຂວ້າງກັບຄືນດ້ວຍອາວຸດນັ້ນເອງ—ຕອບໂຕ້ທຸກການຈົມຕີຢ່າງສະເໝີພາບໃນການປະທະອັນດຸເດືອດ. ພາບນີ້ຊີ້ໃຫ້ເຫັນຄວາມເທົ່າທຽມອັນມີວິໄນໃນຝີມື—ຄວາມເປັນຈອມຍຸດບໍ່ໄດ້ຢູ່ທີ່ຄວາມເກີນເກີນ, ແຕ່ຢູ່ທີ່ການຕອບກັບຢ່າງພໍດີ ແລະ ເໝາະສົມ».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined equivalence in action: true mastery in conflict can appear as a precise, proportionate response—meeting force with fitting counterforce rather than uncontrolled aggression.
Sañjaya reports a direct duel-like exchange in which Droṇa launches weapons and Sātyaki immediately answers with the same kind of weapon, demonstrating that Sātyaki can match Droṇa’s martial prowess.