Shloka 303
यत्त: सम्प्रापयन्नागं रजताश्वरथं प्रति । उस गजसेनाके नष्ट होनेपर महाबली जलसंध युद्धके लिये उद्यत हो श्वेत घोड़ोंवाले सात्यकिके रथके समीप अपना हाथी ले आया
yattaḥ samprāpayannāgaṃ rajatāśvarathaṃ prati | tasya gajasenāyā naṣṭāyāṃ mahābalī jalasandhaḥ yuddhāya udyataḥ śvetāśvarathasya sātyakeḥ rathasya samīpam ātmānaṃ nāgam ānayat |
Sañjaya berkata: Apabila pasukan gajahnya telah dimusnahkan, Jalasandha yang perkasa, ghairah untuk bertempur, menghalau gajahnya mara ke arah kereta yang ditarik kuda putih—kereta Sātyaki—mendekat untuk beradu secara langsung. Babak ini menegaskan momentum perang yang tidak mengenal henti: walau kehilangan bala sokongan, tekad seorang pahlawan tetap mendorongnya ke pertarungan satu lawan satu, tempat keberanian dan dharma kewajipan diuji di tengah keganasan yang kian memuncak.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the warrior ethic under kṣatriya-dharma: even after losing supporting forces, a fighter may press on with personal resolve. Ethically, it also points to the tragic logic of war—loss intensifies confrontation, drawing combatants into direct, high-stakes encounters.
Sañjaya describes Jalasandha advancing his war-elephant toward Sātyaki’s chariot drawn by white horses. This occurs after Jalasandha’s elephant-troop has been destroyed, and he now seeks direct combat by closing in on Sātyaki.