श्रुत्वा गृहीतं वार्ष्णेयं पाण्डवा हतचेतसः ॥
निरुत्साहा भविष्यन्ति भग्नदंष्ट्रा इवोरगाः ॥
अयं ह्य् एषां महाबाहुः सर्वेषां शर्म वर्म च ॥
अस्मिन् गृहीते वरदे ऋषभे सर्वसात्वताम् ॥
निरुद्यमा भविष्यन्ति पाण्डवाः सोमकैः सह ॥
तस्माद् वयम् इहैवैनं केशवं क्षिप्रकारिणम् ॥
क्रोशतो धृतराष्ट्रस्य बद्ध्वा योत्स्यामहे रिपून् ॥
तेषां पापम् अभिप्रायं पापानां दुष्टचेतसाम् ॥
इङ्गितज्ञः कविः क्षिप्रम् अन्वबुध्यत सात्यकिः ॥
तदर्थम् अभिनिष्क्रम्य हार्दिक्येन सहास्थितः ॥
अब्रवीत् कृतवर्माणं क्षिप्रं योजय वाहिनीम् ॥
śrutvā gṛhītaṃ vārṣṇeyaṃ pāṇḍavā hatacetasaḥ ||
nirutsāhā bhaviṣyanti bhagnadaṃṣṭrā ivoragāḥ ||
ayaṃ hy eṣāṃ mahābāhuḥ sarveṣāṃ śarma varma ca ||
asmin gṛhīte varade ṛṣabhe sarvasātvatām ||
nirudyamā bhaviṣyanti pāṇḍavāḥ somakaiḥ saha ||
tasmād vayam ihaivainaṃ keśavaṃ kṣiprakāriṇam ||
krośato dhṛtarāṣṭrasya baddhvā yotsyāmahe ripūn ||
teṣāṃ pāpam abhiprāyaṃ pāpānāṃ duṣṭacetasām ||
iṅgitajñaḥ kaviḥ kṣipram anvabudhyata sātyakiḥ ||
tadartham abhiniṣkramya hārdikyena sahāsthitaḥ ||
abravīt kṛtavarmāṇaṃ kṣipraṃ yojaya vāhinīm ||
They thought: "When they hear that the Vrishni hero has been seized, the Pandavas will lose heart and be drained of zeal, like serpents with broken fangs. He is their mighty-armed protector, the refuge and armor of all; when this bestower of blessings, foremost among the Satvatas, is captured, the Pandavas together with the Somakas will be left without strength. Therefore let us bind this Keshava, swift in action, right here, even if Dhritarashtra cries out, and then fight the enemies." But Satyaki, wise and versed in reading signs, quickly discerned the evil design of these wicked men. For this reason he went out, stood beside Hardikya, and said to Kritavarman: "Make the army ready at once."
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The conspirators think strategically, but their reckoning is spiritually blind: they take Krishna for an external prop of the Pandavas that can be bound with ropes. Satyaki discerns not only the military threat but also the inner sign of a wicked heart, and so acts swiftly and soberly.