Shloka 2436
भूरिश्रवसः गर्हा, प्रायोपवेशः, सात्यकिकृतशिरच्छेदः
Bhūriśravas’s Censure, Prāyopaveśa, and Sātyaki’s Beheading
आप्लुतश्न ततो यान॑ चित्रसेनस्थ धन्विन: । राजन! सात्यकिके श्रेष्ठ बाणोंद्वारा समरांगणमें क्षत-विक्षत होकर आपका पुत्र दुर्योधन सहसा भागा और थधनुर्धर चित्रसेनके रथपर जा चढ़ा
āplutaś ca tato yānaṃ citrasenastha-dhanvinaḥ | rājan sātyaki-keśreṣṭha-bāṇair dvārā samarāṅgaṇe kṣata-vikṣataḥ san tava putro duryodhanaḥ sahasā bhāgaḥ, citrasena-dhanurdharasya rathaṃ samāruhya ||
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ହେ ରାଜନ୍! ତାପରେ ସମରାଙ୍ଗଣରେ ସାତ୍ୟକିଙ୍କ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ବାଣରେ କ୍ଷତ-ବିକ୍ଷତ ହୋଇ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନ ହଠାତ୍ ପଳାଇଗଲା ଏବଂ ଧନୁର୍ଧର ଚିତ୍ରସେନଙ୍କ ରଥରେ ଚଢ଼ିଲା।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the ethical tension between kṣatriya ideals (steadfastness, facing danger) and the human impulse for self-preservation. It also shows how arrogance and overconfidence can collapse under real adversity, forcing reliance on others.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duryodhana, badly wounded by Sātyaki’s arrows, abruptly retreats from the fight and mounts the chariot of the archer Citraseṇa, seeking immediate protection and support.