Shloka 51
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सात्यकि-अलम्बुसयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue; Account of Sātyaki vs Alambusa
सपुड्खपत्र: पृथिवीं विवेश रुधिरोक्षित: । वह बाण सात्यकिके शरीर और कवच दोनोंको विदीर्ण करके खूनसे लथपथ हो पंख एवं पत्रसहित धरतीमें समा गया ।। ५० ई ।। अथास्य बहुभिराणैरच्छिनत् परमास्त्रवित्
sapuṅkhapatraḥ pṛthivīṃ viveśa rudhirokṣitaḥ | sa bāṇaḥ sātyakike śarīraṃ kavacaṃ ca vidīrya rudhireṇa liptas tiṣṭhan puṅkhapatrasahitaḥ pṛthivyāṃ samāviśat || athāsya bahubhir bāṇair acchinat paramāstravit ||
सपुड्खपत्रः पृथिवीं विवेश रुधिरोक्षितः। अथास्य बहुभिराणैरच्छिनत् परमास्त्रवित्॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grim precision of battlefield karma: martial excellence can pierce even armor, and actions in war immediately bear tangible consequences. It also reflects the kṣatriya world where endurance and continued engagement, even after grievous injury, is treated as a duty-bound reality.
Sañjaya reports that an arrow has pierced through Sātyaki’s body and armor, becoming blood-soaked and then sinking into the earth. Immediately afterward, the expert wielder of astras continues the assault, striking Sātyaki with many more arrows.