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एते हि बहवः सूत दुर्निवार्याश् च संयुगे ॥
दुर्योधनसमादिष्टा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः ॥
राजपुत्रा महेष्वासाः सर्वे विक्रान्तयोधिनः ॥
त्रिगर्तानां रथोदाराः सुवर्णविकृतध्वजाः ॥
माम् एवाभिमुखा वीरा योत्स्यमाना व्यवस्थिताः ॥
अत्र मां प्रापय क्षिप्रम् अश्वांश् चोदय सारथे ॥
त्रिगर्तैः सह योत्स्यामि भारद्वाजस्य पश्यतः ॥
ete hi bahavaḥ sūta durnivāryāś ca saṃyuge ||
duryodhanasamādiṣṭā madarthe tyaktajīvitāḥ ||
rājaputrā maheṣvāsāḥ sarve vikrāntayodhinaḥ ||
trigartānāṃ rathodārāḥ suvarṇavikṛtadhvajāḥ ||
mām evābhimukhā vīrā yotsyamānā vyavasthitāḥ ||
atra māṃ prāpaya kṣipram aśvāṃś codaya sārathe ||
trigartaiḥ saha yotsyāmi bhāradvājasya paśyataḥ ||
"These, charioteer, are indeed many, and hard to hold back in battle, sent by Duryodhana, having renounced life for my sake — the excellent warriors of the Trigartas [with] banners adorned with gold, [facing] me, the heroes stand [ready] to fight. Bring me there quickly, urge on the horses, charioteer: I shall fight [with] the Trigartas [while] the son of Bharadvaja watches."
7592fe48e8e5 · published Jul 19, 2026, 4:08:02 PM UTC
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Satyaki does not choose the easy path, but bids himself driven into the very thick of it — toward the Trigartas, "madarthe tyaktajīvitāḥ," set against him at the cost of their own lives. It is telling that he seeks out the fiercest, and moreover "bhāradvājasya paśyataḥ," before the eyes of Drona. The verse teaches that true valor does not shrink from the hardest task: it goes to meet the strongest enemies openly, for a warrior's honor lies in overcoming a worthy foe in plain sight, not in evading him unseen.