Mahabharata 7.86.1 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 86, Shloka 1
Sātyaki’s Assurance and the Protection of Dharmarāja (सात्यकिवचनम्—धर्मराजरक्षणविचारः)
हि ही बक। हि मा चतुरशीतितमो< ध्याय: युधिष्ठिरका अर्जुनको आशीर्वाद
sañjaya uvāca | tathā tu vadatāṁ teṣāṁ prādurāsīd dhanañjayaḥ | didṛkṣur bharataśreṣṭhaṁ rājānaṁ sa-suhṛd-gaṇam ||
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—രാജാവേ! അവർ ഇങ്ങനെ സംസാരിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുമ്പോഴേക്കും, സുഹൃദ്ഗണങ്ങളോടുകൂടിയ ഭരതശ്രേഷ്ഠനായ രാജാവ് യുധിഷ്ഠിരനെ കാണുവാൻ ആഗ്രഹിച്ച് ധനഞ്ജയൻ (അർജുനൻ) അവിടെ പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ടു.
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Even in the chaos of battle, righteous action is anchored in accountability to dharma and to legitimate authority: Arjuna’s first impulse is to see Yudhiṣṭhira and the well-wishers, reaffirming that power and strategy must remain aligned with moral leadership and communal welfare.
As the group is conversing, Arjuna suddenly arrives, intending to meet King Yudhiṣṭhira along with his companions. The verse functions as a narrative transition, introducing Arjuna’s presence and setting up the ensuing decisions and movements in the campaign.
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