Mahabharata 7.21.57 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 21, Shloka 57
द्रोणविक्रमदर्शनम् / The Display of Droṇa’s Onslaught and the Debate on Pāṇḍava Regrouping
युधामन्युं चतुःषष्ट्या त्रिंशता चैव सात्यकिम् । विद्ध्वा रुक्मरथस्तूर्ण युधिष्ठिरमुपाद्रवत्,युधामन्युको चौसठ तथा सात्यकिको तीस बाणोंसे घायल करके सुवर्णमय रथवाले द्रोणाचार्य राजा युधिष्ठिरकी ओर दौड़े
yudhāmanyuṁ catuḥṣaṣṭyā triṁśatā caiva sātyakim | viddhvā rukmarathas tūrṇaṁ yudhiṣṭhiram upādravat ||
三阇耶说：他迅疾以六十四箭贯穿优陀摩纽，又以三十箭射伤萨底耆；那乘金车的战士随即向尤提施提罗王猛冲而去。
संजय उवाच
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Even when dharma is represented by a righteous leader like Yudhiṣṭhira, war subjects that center to relentless tactical pressure; the verse highlights how ethical steadiness must endure amid fear, injury, and aggressive escalation.
Sañjaya reports that the golden-charioted warrior first wounds Yudhāmanyu with sixty-four arrows and Sātyaki with thirty, then immediately rushes to attack King Yudhiṣṭhira, intensifying the threat to the Pāṇḍava command.
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