Shloka 533
Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ
Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement
नकुल: सहदेवश्न पर्यरक्षन्त सात्यकिम् | तब राजा युधिष्ठिर, पाण्डुकुमार भीमसेन, नकुल और सहदेव सब ओरसे सात्यकिकी रक्षा करने लगे
nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca paryarakṣatāṃ sātyakim | tataḥ rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ pāṇḍukumāro bhīmasenaḥ nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca sarvataḥ sātyakeḥ rakṣāṃ cakruḥ |
Sañjaya berkata: Nakula dan Sahadeva mengawal Sātyaki dengan rapat. Kemudian Raja Yudhiṣṭhira, bersama Bhīmasena serta si kembar Nakula dan Sahadeva, membentuk lingkaran perlindungan dari segala arah demi memastikan keselamatan Sātyaki. Di tengah kekacauan perang, para Pāṇḍava menegakkan dharma untuk melindungi sekutu—meletakkan kesetiaan dan tanggungjawab bersama mengatasi kemasyhuran diri.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in warfare, dharma includes safeguarding companions and allies. The Pāṇḍavas’ coordinated protection of Sātyaki highlights ethical leadership: prioritizing responsibility, solidarity, and the preservation of one’s side over individual display of valor.
Sañjaya reports that Nakula and Sahadeva begin guarding Sātyaki, and then Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, and the twins together protect him from all directions—suggesting Sātyaki is in danger or strategically important at that moment in the battle.