Shloka 526
भीष्म-युधिष्ठिर-संमर्दः
Bhīṣma’s Pressure on Yudhiṣṭhira; Śikhaṇḍī’s Approach; Evening Withdrawal
जिघांसन्त: शतानीकं सर्वत: पर्यवारयन् । राजन! दुष्कर्णको आघातसे पीड़ित देख पाँच महारथियोंने शतानीकको मार डालनेकी इच्छासे उसे सब ओरसे घेर लिया
sañjaya uvāca | jighāṃsantaḥ śatānīkaṃ sarvataḥ paryavārayan | rājan! duṣkarṇako āghātase pīḍita dekh pāñca mahārathiyoṃne śatānīkako mār ḍālne kī icchāse use sab orase gher liyā |
Wika ni Sañjaya: “Sa hangaring patayin si Śatānīka, pinaligiran nila siya sa lahat ng panig. O Hari, nang makita nilang si Duṣkarṇa ay napabagsak at naghihirap sa tama, limang dakilang mandirigmang karwahe ang sumikip sa paligid ni Śatānīka, taglay ang pasyang siya’y patayin.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger and retaliatory resolve in war quickly escalates into collective violence: a single injury (Duṣkarṇa being struck) becomes the trigger for coordinated aggression against Śatānīka. Ethically, it illustrates the battlefield tension between kṣatriya-duty and the destructive momentum of vengeance.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that five elite chariot-warriors, intent on killing Śatānīka, surround him from all sides, motivated by the sight of Duṣkarṇa suffering from a blow.