Mahabharata 7.116.16 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 116, Shloka 16
Śaineya’s Breakthrough and Reunion with Arjuna (शैनेयस्य समागमः)
गते सैन्यार्णवं भित्त्वा तरसा पाण्डवर्षभे । संजयैकरथेनैव युयुधाने च मामकम्
gate sainyārṇavaṁ bhittvā tarasā pāṇḍavarṣabhe | savyasācīrjunenaiva yuyudhānena cāpi me ||
संजय म्हणाला—माझ्या सैन्यरूपी महासागराला वेगाने भेदून पांडवश्रेष्ठ सव्यसाची अर्जुन आणि सात्वतवंशी उदार महारथी युयुधान जणू एका रथाच्या आधारावरच आत घुसले; तेव्हा, हे संजय, माझ्या उरलेल्या सैन्याच्या टिकण्याची मला काहीही आशा दिसत नाही।
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights how moral and martial resolve (kṣatriya-dharma) manifests as decisive action: when disciplined heroes break through overwhelming odds, the opposing side’s confidence collapses. Ethically, it underscores the inner dimension of war—fear, hope, and the recognition that adharma-driven power can become fragile when confronted by steadfast duty.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna and Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) have forcefully pierced the Kaurava host—likened to an ocean—and penetrated deep into it, seemingly with the momentum of a single chariot. Observing this breakthrough, he foresees the ruin of the remaining Kaurava forces.
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