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संजय उवाच
ततस् ते प्राद्रवन् सर्वे त्वरिता युद्धदुर्मदाः ॥
अमृष्यमाणाः संरब्धा युयुधानरथं प्रति ॥
ते रथैः कल्पितै राजन् हेमरूप्यविभूषितैः ॥
सादिभिश् च गजैश् चैव परिवव्रुः स्म सात्वतम् ॥
अथैनं कोष्ठकीकृत्य सर्वतस् ते महारथाः ॥
सिंहनादांस् तदा चक्रुस् तर्जयन्तः स्म सात्यकिम् ॥
ते ऽभ्यवर्षञ् शरैस् तीक्ष्णैः सात्यकिं सत्यविक्रमम् ॥
त्वरमाणा महावीर्या माधवस्य वधैषिणः ॥
saṃjaya uvāca
tatas te prādravan sarve tvaritā yuddhadurmadāḥ ||
amṛṣyamāṇāḥ saṃrabdhā yuyudhānarathaṃ prati ||
te rathaiḥ kalpitai rājan hemarūpyavibhūṣitaiḥ ||
sādibhiś ca gajaiś caiva parivavruḥ sma sātvatam ||
athainaṃ koṣṭhakīkṛtya sarvatas te mahārathāḥ ||
siṃhanādāṃs tadā cakrus tarjayantaḥ sma sātyakim ||
te 'bhyavarṣañ śarais tīkṣṇaiḥ sātyakiṃ satyavikramam ||
tvaramāṇā mahāvīryā mādhavasya vadhaiṣiṇaḥ ||
Then all of them, hasty and furious in battle, indignant and enraged, rushed toward the chariot of Yuyudhana. They, on chariots equipped, O king, adorned with gold and silver, with horsemen and elephants, surrounded Satvata. Then, having enclosed him as in a cage, those great warriors on every side raised lion-roars, menacing Satyaki. They showered Satyaki, the truly valiant, with sharp arrows, hastening, mighty, longing for Madhava's destruction.
c2835d377e03 · published Jul 19, 2026, 4:49:34 PM UTC
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Many close in around one, 'enclosing him as in a cage': numbers stand against valor. It is significant that Satyaki is called 'truly valiant' -- satyavikrama -- precisely where he is surrounded on every side. The verse teaches that true courage is tested not in equal combat but within a ring of enemies; and one who is shut in as in a cage yet does not waver shows a valor higher than any won through superiority of numbers.