Shloka 16
ततो रथसहस्रेण महारथशतेन च,अभ्यद्रवन्त शैनेयमसंख्येयाश्ष पत्तय: । तत्पश्चात् एक हजार रथी, सौ महारथी, एक हजार हाथी और दो हजार घुड़सवारोंके साथ बहुत-से महारथी और असंख्य पैदल सैनिक सात्यकिपर नाना प्रकारके बाणोंकी वर्षा करते हुए टूट पड़े
tato rathasahasreṇa mahārathaśatena ca, abhyadravanta śaineyam asaṅkhyeyāś ca pattayaḥ |
随后，他们以一千乘战车与一百名大车战士为前锋，又有无数步兵随行，径直冲向沙伊内耶（萨底耆）。继而又以一千名车战士、一百名大车战士、一千头战象、两千骑兵，并有众多大车战士与无量步卒，万箭齐发，如雨倾泻，蜂拥压向萨底耆。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh reality of dharma in war: even a righteous or renowned warrior may be met not with equal combat but with overwhelming force. It underscores endurance and steadfastness under unjust or disproportionate pressure—an ethical tension repeatedly explored in the Mahābhārata’s battlefield narratives.
Sañjaya reports that a large force—specified as a thousand chariots and a hundred mahārathas, along with innumerable infantry—charges directly at Śaineya (Sātyaki), attempting to crush him through a coordinated mass attack.