Shloka 16
अर्जुनस्य जयद्रथाभिमुखप्रयाणं तथा कर्णेन प्रतिरोधः
Arjuna’s renewed advance toward Jayadratha and Karṇa’s resistance
निहत्य त॑ पार्थिवपुत्रपौत्र रणे यदूनामृषभस्तरस्वी । मुदा समेत: परया महात्मा रराज राजन् सुरराजकल्प:,नरेश्वर! राजाके पुत्र एवं पौत्र सुदर्शनका रणभूमिमें वध करके यदुकुलतिलक देवेन्द्रसदूश पराक्रमी वेगशाली महामनस्वी सात्यकि अत्यन्त प्रसन्न होकर विजयश्रीसे सुशोभित होने लगे
sañjaya uvāca |
nihatya tāṁ pārthiva-putra-pautrā raṇe yadūnām ṛṣabhas tarasvī |
mudā sametaḥ parayā mahātmā rarāja rājan sura-rāja-kalpaḥ ||
सञ्जय उवाच— निहत्य तं पार्थिवपुत्रपौत्रं रणे यदूनामृषभस्तरस्वी। मुदा समेतः परया महात्मा रराज राजन् सुरराजकल्पः॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the paradox of dharmic warfare: a warrior’s glory and joy are portrayed as arising from victory, yet that victory is inseparable from the grave moral and human cost—here, the slaughter of a royal lineage. It invites reflection on kṣatriya-duty, valor, and the tragedy embedded in righteous conflict.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Sātyaki, the foremost of the Yadus, has slain the king’s sons and grandsons on the battlefield. After this feat he becomes exceedingly elated and shines with victorious splendor, compared to Indra in radiance and prowess.