Shloka 44
स गाढविद्धो व्यथित: प्रत्यपायाद् रथान्तरे | दुर्योधनो महाराज दाशाहशरपीडित:,महाराज! उस समय दुर्योधन सात्यकिके बाणोंसे गहरी चोट खाकर पीड़ित एवं व्यथित हो उठा और रथके भीतर चला गया
sa gāḍha-viddho vyathitaḥ pratyapāyād rathāntare | duryodhano mahārāja sātyaki-śara-pīḍitaḥ ||
सञ्जय उवाच—स गाढविद्धो व्यथितः सात्यकिशरपीडितः महाराज दुर्योधनः प्रत्यपायाद् रथान्तरे।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the inevitability of suffering in war: even powerful leaders cannot escape the physical and moral weight of violence. It implicitly cautions against arrogance and reminds that adharma-driven conflict brings pain and forced retreat, exposing human vulnerability.
During the battle, Sātyaki’s arrows strike Duryodhana severely. Overcome by pain and distress, Duryodhana pulls back from the immediate fight and withdraws into his chariot’s interior.