Mahabharata 7.95.8 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 95, Shloka 8
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents
बलिनौ स्पर्धिनौ वीरौ कुलजौ बाहुशालिनौ । तावेनं शरवर्षाणि सव्यदक्षिणमस्थताम्
balinau spardhinau vīrau kulajau bāhuśālinau | tāvenam śaravarṣāṇi savyadakṣiṇam asthatām ||
Sanjaya berkata: Kedua-dua pahlawan itu kuat dan sangat suka bersaing, lahir daripada keturunan mulia serta terserlah dengan kekuatan lengan mereka. Mengambil kedudukan di kiri dan kanan Arjuna, mereka mula menghujaninya dengan rentetan anak panah.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the martial ethos of the battlefield: strength, lineage, and competitive spirit culminate in coordinated aggression. Ethically, it reflects how rivalry and the pursuit of victory can intensify violence, testing a warrior’s steadiness and discernment amid pressure.
Sañjaya describes two powerful, noble-born warriors taking flanking positions—one on Arjuna’s left and one on his right—and beginning a concentrated barrage of arrows against him.
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