Shloka 163
Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ
Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement
नान्तरं शरवृष्टीनां ददृशे नरसिंहयो: । शीघ्रतापूर्वक अस्त्र चलानेकी कलाको जाननेवाले द्रोणाचार्य तथा सात्वतवंशी सात्यकिके बाणोंसे लोकमें अन्धकार छा जानेपर भी उस समय उन दोनों पुरुषसिंहोंकी बाण-वर्षामें कोई अन्तर नहीं दिखायी देता था
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सञ्जय उवाच—नान्तरं शरवृष्टीनां ददृशे नरसिंहयोः। द्रोणाचार्यसात्वतवंश्यसात्यकिभ्यां मुक्तैः शरैर्लोकं तमसा छादितेऽपि तयोस्तदा शरवृष्टौ न कश्चिद्विशेषोऽदृश्यत॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya excellence and disciplined mastery: even amid destructive warfare, the narrative evaluates warriors by steadiness, skill, and parity rather than mere ferocity—suggesting that power without trained control is not praised.
Sañjaya describes a fierce exchange between Droṇa and Sātyaki. Their arrows are so numerous that they darken the battlefield, and yet neither warrior’s arrow-shower appears superior; their contest is evenly matched.