Shloka 52
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सात्यकि-अलम्बुसयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue; Account of Sātyaki vs Alambusa
विव्याध च रणे राजन् सात्यकिं सत्यविक्रमम्
vivyādha ca raṇe rājan sātyakiṃ satyavikramam
ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ໂອ ພະຣາຊາ, ໃນກາງສົງຄາມອັນດຸເດືອດ ລາວໄດ້ຍິງທະລຸ ສາຕະຍະກິ—ຜູ້ມີວິລະກຳບໍ່ເຄີຍຜິດຄຳ—ເປັນເຄື່ອງຊີ້ວ່າ ຄວາມຮຸນແຮງກຳລັງທະວີຂຶ້ນ ແມ່ນແຕ່ນັກຮົບຜູ້ໝັ້ນຄົງກໍຕ້ອງກາຍເປັນເປົ້າໝາຍ ພາຍໃຕ້ຄວາມຈຳເປັນແລະການບີບຄັ້ນຂອງສົງຄາມ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the harsh moral reality of war: even the most righteous and proven heroes are subject to injury, reminding readers that martial duty (kṣatriya-dharma) operates within a tragic field of unavoidable harm and consequence.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, during the battle, Sātyaki—renowned for steadfast valor—was struck and wounded, indicating a pivotal moment of direct confrontation against a prominent Pāṇḍava ally.