Shloka 2
भीष्मस्य मण्डलव्यूहः — Bhīṣma’s Maṇḍala Battle-Formation and the Opening Engagements
प्रगाढं लघु चित्र च दर्शयन् हस्तलाघवम्,(यत् तत् सख्युस्तु पूर्वेण अर्जुनादुपशिक्षितम् ।) बाणोंको छोड़ते समय सात्यकिने अपने उस प्रगाढ़, शीघ्रकारी और विचित्र हस्तलाघवका परिचय दिया, जिसे उन्होंने पूर्वकालमें अपने सखा अर्जुनसे सीखा था
sañjaya uvāca | pragāḍhaṃ laghu citraṃ ca darśayan hastalāghavam (yat tat sakhyus tu pūrveṇa arjunād upaśikṣitam) |
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Sa bawat pagbitaw ng mga palaso, ipinamalas ni Sātyaki ang kaniyang kahusayan ng kamay—malalim ang pagsasanay, mabilis ang galaw, at kahanga-hanga ang sari-saring anyo—isang sining na dati niyang natutuhan mula sa kaibigan niyang si Arjuna. Ipinakikita ng tagpong ito na ang disiplinadong pagkatuto at tapat na pagkakaibigan ay nagiging mapagpasiyang lakas kapag ang tungkulin ay kailangang gampanan sa gitna ng digmaan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Excellence in action arises from disciplined training and right guidance; skills learned in loyal companionship and proper apprenticeship become instruments for fulfilling one’s duty when circumstances demand decisive action.
During the battle, Sātyaki shoots arrows while exhibiting extraordinary dexterity—swift, deep-rooted, and astonishing—explicitly noted as a skill he had earlier learned from Arjuna; Sanjaya reports this to convey Sātyaki’s prowess and the lineage of his training.