तं द्रोणो ऽनुययौ क्रुद्धो विकिरन् विशिखान् बहून् ॥
युयुधानं महाबाहुं गच्छन्तम् अनिवर्तिनम् ॥
कर्णस्य सैन्यं सुमहद् अभिहत्य शितैः शरैः ॥
प्राविशद् भारतीं सेनाम् अपर्यन्तां स सात्यकिः ॥
प्रविष्टे युयुधाने तु सैनिकेषु द्रुतेषु च ॥
अमर्षी कृतवर्मा तु सात्यकिं पर्यवारयत् ॥
taṃ droṇo 'nuyayau kruddho vikiran viśikhān bahūn ||
yuyudhānaṃ mahābāhuṃ gacchantam anivartinam ||
karṇasya sainyaṃ sumahad abhihatya śitaiḥ śaraiḥ ||
prāviśad bhāratīṃ senām aparyantāṃ sa sātyakiḥ ||
praviṣṭe yuyudhāne tu sainikeṣu druteṣu ca ||
amarṣī kṛtavarmā tu sātyakiṃ paryavārayat ||
Drona, enraged, pursued him, scattering many arrows, [after] Yuyudhana, the mighty-armed, who went on without turning back. Striking Karna's exceedingly great army with sharp arrows, that Satyaki entered the boundless army of the Bharatas. But when Yuyudhana had entered and the soldiers scattered, intolerant Kritavarman surrounded Satyaki.
9d57f488e128 · published Jul 19, 2026, 4:02:23 PM UTC
Available inRUENPage between verses with
Satyaki goes on "anivartin," without looking back: neither Drona's pursuit nor any obstacle makes him turn his gaze behind. It is telling that one set on his goal wastes no strength on looking back. The verse teaches that fidelity to a purpose is movement without a backward glance: whoever has resolved to carry out an entrusted task does not turn to look at the dangers left behind, for a backward look slows the step, while a heart fixed on its goal carries one through every obstacle.