Shloka 4
Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ
Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement
नरवीर: प्रमुदित: शोणैरश्वैर्महाजवै:,हर्षमें भरे हुए नरवीर द्रोणाचार्यने अपने महान् वेगशाली लाल घोड़ोंद्वारा, जो मानो आकाशमें उड़ रहे और पर्वतको लाँघ रहे थे, सुवर्णमय पंखवाले बाणोंकी वर्षा करते हुए वहाँ युयुधानपर आक्रमण किया
sañjaya uvāca | naravīraḥ pramuditaḥ śoṇair aśvair mahājavaiḥ harṣamānasaḥ droṇācāryaḥ suvarṇamaya-pakṣavān bāṇa-varṣaṃ muñcan yuyudhānam abhyadravat |
संजय उवाच—प्रमुदितो नरवीरो द्रोणः शोणैरश्वैर्महाजवैः, उत्पतद्भिरिवाकाशे क्रामद्भिरिव पर्वतम्, रुक्मपुङ्खान् शरान् वर्षन् तत्र युयुधानमभ्युपाद्रवत्।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how exhilaration and confidence in battle can amplify aggression; it implicitly calls for discernment and restraint so that a warrior’s energy remains aligned with dharma rather than mere intoxication with power.
Sañjaya describes Droṇa, delighted and energized, charging toward Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) in a fast chariot drawn by red horses, while releasing a dense shower of golden-feathered arrows.