Shloka 56
Bhūriśravas–Sātyaki Saṃvāda and Duel; Arjuna’s Intervention (भूरिश्रवाः–सात्यकि संवादः, युद्धम्, अर्जुन-हस्तक्षेपः)
शरार्दित: सात्वतेन मर्दमान: स्ववाहिनीम्
śarārditaḥ sātvatena mardamānaḥ svavāhinīm
सञ्जय उवाच—सात्वतेन शरैरार्दितः स मर्द्यमानोऽपि स्ववाहिनीं मध्ये समन्तात् प्रचक्रमे, धैर्यं न जहौ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness under suffering: in war, a warrior may continue despite being wounded, illustrating the tension between personal pain and the perceived obligation to persist in one’s role (kṣatriya-dharma), while also reminding the listener of the heavy cost of violence.
Sañjaya reports that a combatant has been struck by arrows shot by a ‘Sātvata’ warrior and is being hard-pressed; nevertheless, he moves amid/with reference to his own troops (svavāhinī), indicating a moment of intense pressure in the battle line.