Санджая
संजय उवाच
ततः स सात्यकिर् धीमान् महात्मा वृष्णिपुंगवः ॥
सुदर्शनं निहत्याजौ यन्तारम् इदम् अब्रवीत् ॥
रथाश्वनागकलिलं शरशक्त्यूर्मिमालिनम् ॥
खड्गमत्स्यं गदाग्राहं शूरायुधमहास्वनम् ॥
प्राणापहारिणं रौद्रं वादित्रोत्क्रुष्टनादितम् ॥
योधानाम् असुखस्पर्शं दुर्धर्षम् अजयैषिणाम् ॥
saṃjaya uvāca
tataḥ sa sātyakir dhīmān mahātmā vṛṣṇipuṃgavaḥ ||
sudarśanaṃ nihatyājau yantāram idam abravīt ||
rathāśvanāgakalilaṃ śaraśaktyūrmimālinam ||
khaḍgamatsyaṃ gadāgrāhaṃ śūrāyudhamahāsvanam ||
prāṇāpahāriṇaṃ raudraṃ vāditrotkruṣṭanāditam ||
yodhānām asukhasparśaṃ durdharṣam ajayaiṣiṇām ||
Then that Satyaki, wise, great-souled, bull of the race of Vrishni, having slain Sudarshana in battle, said this to the charioteer: "[The army,] full of chariots, horses, elephants, entwined with waves of arrows [and] spears, [with] sword-fish, mace-crocodiles, [with] the great roar of heroes [and] weapons, life-taking, terrible, resounding with [musical] instruments [and] shouts, grievous to the touch even for warriors, unconquerable [for those] who do not desire victory..."
db1c29b26a8c · published Jul 19, 2026, 4:08:02 PM UTC
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Once again the army appears as an ocean -- sword-fish, mace-crocodiles, waves of arrows: a might that seems beyond measure. But precisely an "ocean" can be crossed, and Satyaki sees in it something surmountable. It is telling that he calls the terrible thing "durdharṣam ajayaiṣiṇām" -- unconquerable only for those who do not crave victory. The verse teaches that an obstacle is insurmountable only to the timid heart: for one who has resolved to conquer, even an ocean of an army is merely a stretch of water that must be crossed.