नाशयित्वा रणे सैन्यं त्वदीयं माधवोत्तमः ॥
विधुन्वानो धनुःश्रेष्ठं व्यभ्राजत महायशाः ॥
भज्यमानं बलं राजन् सात्वतेन महात्मना ॥
नाभ्यवर्तत युद्धाय त्रासितं दीर्घबाहुना ॥
ततो द्रोणो भृशं क्रुद्धः सहसोद्वृत्य चक्षुषी ॥
सात्यकिं सत्यकर्माणं स्वयम् एवाभिदुद्रुवे ॥
nāśayitvā raṇe sainyaṃ tvadīyaṃ mādhavottamaḥ ||
vidhunvāno dhanuḥśreṣṭhaṃ vyabhrājata mahāyaśāḥ ||
bhajyamānaṃ balaṃ rājan sātvatena mahātmanā ||
nābhyavartata yuddhāya trāsitaṃ dīrghabāhunā ||
tato droṇo bhṛśaṃ kruddhaḥ sahasodvṛtya cakṣuṣī ||
sātyakiṃ satyakarmāṇaṃ svayam evābhidudruve ||
Having destroyed your army in battle, the foremost of the Madhavas, greatly famed, shone as he brandished his splendid bow. The army, breaking before Satvata, the great soul, O king, would not turn back to the fight, terrified by the long-armed one. Then Drona, greatly enraged, suddenly rolling his eyes, himself charged at Satyaki, true in his deeds.
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When the host, in terror, no longer goes into battle, the teacher himself takes the field: "svayam eva abhidudruve" -- Drona personally charges at Satyaki. It is telling that where the courage of many has been broken, one who does not fear takes the matter upon himself. And his opponent is "satyakarma", true in deeds: the name Satyaki speaks of the truth on which he stands. The verse teaches that in the hour of general disarray only a few remain firm, and the decisive meeting takes place between those who have not wavered -- where the strength of the master confronts the strength of truth.