Shloka 59
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणाभिमुख्यं तथा सात्यकि-कर्ण-समागमः
Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s advance toward Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Karṇa confrontation
हन्तव्यश्वैव वीरेण नात्र कार्या विचारणा । विहितो हास्य धात्रैव मृत्यु: सात्यकिराहवे,“वीर सात्यकिके द्वारा ही भूरिश्रवा मारे जानेवाले थे। विधाताने युद्धस्थलमें ही सात्यकिको उनकी मृत्यु निश्चित कर दिया था; इसलिये इसमें विचार नहीं करना चाहिये
hantavyaś caiva vīreṇa nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | vihito hāsya dhātraiva mṛtyuḥ sātyakir āhave ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Dia memang harus dibunuh oleh sang wira; tiada ruang untuk pertimbangan di sini. Kerana Sang Pencipta sendiri telah menetapkan kematiannya di medan perang.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a battlefield killing as something already fixed by providence (Dhātṛ), implying that moral hesitation or debate is futile when events are seen as divinely ordained—highlighting the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension between human agency and destiny.
Sañjaya comments on a combat situation involving Sātyaki, asserting that the outcome—Sātyaki’s death in battle—has been predetermined by the cosmic ordainer, and therefore the act of slaying (by a ‘hero’) should not be subjected to further deliberation.