Shloka 36
द्रोण–सात्यकि-युद्धम्
Droṇa–Sātyaki Engagement
त॑ चक्ररक्षौ पाउ्चाल्यौ युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ । अन्वयातां महात्मानौ विशन्तं तावकं बलम्,आपकी सेनामें प्रवेश करते समय उनके पीछे-पीछे पांचाल वीर महामना युधामन्यु और उत्तमौजा चक्र-रक्षक होकर गये
taṁ cakrarakṣau pāñcālyau yudhāmanyūttamaujāsau | anvayātāṁ mahātmānau viśantaṁ tāvakaṁ balam ||
ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ເມື່ອເຂົາເຂົ້າໄປໃນກອງທັບຂອງທ່ານ, ວິລະຊົນປານຈາລາສອງຄົນ—ຢຸທາມັນຍຸ ແລະ ອຸດຕະມະອຸຈາ—ຜູ້ມີໃຈຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່, ຕາມຕິດຢູ່ຂ້າງຫຼັງໃກ້ໆ ເປັນຜູ້ຄຸ້ມຄອງລໍ້ລົດຮົບ, ປົກປ້ອງທ້າຍກອງ ແລະຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ການບຸກຄືບຂອງເຂົາດໍາເນີນໄປໄດ້»។
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined martial duty: protecting a principal warrior through assigned roles (cakra-rakṣā) and steadfast loyalty in battle, showing how coordinated protection and selfless support uphold a warrior’s mission.
As a key warrior advances into the Kaurava formation, the Pāñcāla fighters Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujā follow immediately behind as rear-guards, specifically tasked with protecting the chariot’s wheels and preventing attacks from the back.