Shloka 8
सात्यकिश्न नरव्याप्रो द्रौपदेयाश्व॒ सर्वश: । धृष्टद्युम्न: शिखण्डी च पञ्चाला: सह सोमकै:
sātyakiś ca naravyāghro draupadeyāś ca sarvaśaḥ | dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca pañcālāḥ saha somakaiḥ ||
सञ्जय उवाच—सात्यकिश्च नरव्याघ्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः । धृष्टद्युम्नः शिखण्डी च पाञ्चालाः सह सोमकैः ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a destructive setting like war, the epic highlights the ethical power of solidarity and steadfast loyalty—warriors bound by shared duty (dharma as they understand it) act with greater resolve and mutual responsibility than isolated individuals.
Sañjaya is listing or pointing out key Pāṇḍava-aligned fighters—Sātyaki, all the Draupadī’s sons, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Śikhaṇḍin, and the Pāñcāla and Somaka forces—present together as a coordinated group in the ongoing Kurukṣetra battle.