Shloka 15
दुःशासननिग्रहः—द्रोणधृष्टद्युम्नयुद्धप्रसङ्गः
Rebuke of Duḥśāsana; Context of the Droṇa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna Combat
सो5तिविद्धों बलवता महेष्वासेन धन्विना । ईषन्मूर्च्छां जगामाशु सात्यकि: सत्यविक्रम:,बलवान् एवं महान् धनुर्धर दुःशासनके बाणोंसे अत्यन्त बिंध जानेके कारण सत्यपराक्रमी सात्यकिको तुरंत ही थोड़ी-सी मूर्च्छा आ गयी
so 'tividdho balavatā maheṣvāsena dhanvinā | īṣan-mūrcchāṃ jagāmāśu sātyakiḥ satyavikramaḥ ||
सञ्जय उवाच—सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता महेष्वासेन धन्विना । ईषन्मूर्च्छां जगामाशु सात्यकिः सत्यविक्रमः ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most steadfast warrior can be momentarily overcome by physical injury; such a lapse does not erase courage or dharma, but highlights the human condition within the demands of righteous duty in war.
Sañjaya reports that Sātyaki, after being severely pierced by arrows from a powerful great archer, quickly falls into a brief, slight swoon on the battlefield.