Shloka 8
तब क्रोधमें भरे हुए भगदत्तने पैने बाणोंद्वारा मधुवंशी सात्यकिको समरभूमिमें उसी प्रकार पीड़ित किया, जैसे महावत अंकुशोंद्वारा महान् गजराजको पीड़ा देता है ।।
sañjaya uvāca |
tataḥ krodhena bharito bhagadatto niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ madhuvaṃśyaṃ sātyakiṃ samare tathā pīḍayām āsa yathā mahāmātraḥ aṅkuśaiḥ mahāgajarājaṃ pīḍayet ||
vihāya rākṣasaṃ yuddhe śaineyo rathināṃ varaḥ |
prāgjyotiṣāya cikṣepa śarān sannatapārvaṇaḥ ||
三阇耶说：于是薄伽达多怒意盈胸，在战场上以锐箭折磨摩度族的萨提耆——如同象夫以钩杖刺痛雄伟的象王。随即，尸尼之子、车战者中最卓越的萨提耆，在交锋中暂置那罗刹般的敌手不顾，转而向普罗迦焦底沙之王薄伽达多射出许多关节弯曲得当的利箭。此景昭示：愤怒使杀伐更炽，而萨提耆将锋芒移向主要对手，则显出战术上的克制与取舍。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) escalates harm in war, while also showing a warrior’s discernment: Satyaki shifts from a terrifying secondary foe to the principal enemy (Bhagadatta), suggesting that even amid violence, choice and focus matter.
Bhagadatta, enraged, pierces and pressures Satyaki with sharp arrows, likened to a mahout prodding an elephant with a hook. Satyaki then disengages from a rākṣasa-like opponent and redirects his attack toward Bhagadatta, shooting many well-crafted arrows at him.