Shloka 18
अर्जुनस्य जयद्रथाभिमुखप्रयाणं तथा कर्णेन प्रतिरोधः
Arjuna’s renewed advance toward Jayadratha and Karṇa’s resistance
तत् तस्य विस्मापयनीयम ग्रय- मपूजयन् योधवरा: समेता: । प्रवर्तमानानिषुगोचरेडरीन् ददाह बाणै्तभुग् यथैव,उनके उस आश्चर्यजनक उत्तम पराक्रमकी वहाँ एकत्र हुए समस्त योद्धाओंने बड़ी प्रशंसा की। सात्यकि अपने बाणोंके पथमें आये हुए शत्रुओंको उन बाणोंद्वारा अग्निदेवके समान दग्ध कर रहे थे
tat tasya vismāpanīyam agryam apūjayan yodhavarāḥ sametāḥ | pravartamānāniṣugocarairīn dadāha bāṇais tabhug yathaiva ||
सञ्जय उवाच— तत् तस्य विस्मापयनीयमग्र्यं समेता योधवराः समपूजयन्। प्रवर्तमानान् इषुगोचरेऽरीन् ददाह बाणैः पावक इव॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary skill and courage in one’s appointed duty (here, the warrior’s role in battle) can inspire collective recognition. Ethically, it reflects the epic’s recurring theme that prowess, when exercised decisively in a dharmic role, becomes a force that shapes the morale and judgment of all who witness it.
Sañjaya reports that the assembled elite fighters praise Sātyaki’s astonishing feat. In the thick of combat, Sātyaki’s arrows strike enemies who enter their effective range, and the poet compares the resulting devastation to fire consuming what lies in its path.