अयं मध्ये स्थितो ऽस्माकं सात्यकिः सात्वताधमः ॥
इह चेल् लभ्यते लक्ष्यं कृत्स्नाञ् जेष्यामहे परान् ॥
एष पाञ्चालराजस्य पुत्रो द्रोणेन संगतः ॥
सर्वतः संवृतो योधै राजन् पुरुषसत्तमैः ॥
सात्यकिं यदि हन्यामो धृष्टद्युम्नं च पार्षतम् ॥
असंशयं महाराज ध्रुवो नो विजयो भवेत् ॥
सौभद्रवद् इमौ वीरौ परिवार्य महारथौ ॥
प्रयतामो महाराज निहन्तुं वृष्णिपार्षतौ ॥
ayaṃ madhye sthito 'smākaṃ sātyakiḥ sātvatādhamaḥ ||
iha cel labhyate lakṣyaṃ kṛtsnāñ jeṣyāmahe parān ||
eṣa pāñcālarājasya putro droṇena saṃgataḥ ||
sarvataḥ saṃvṛto yodhai rājan puruṣasattamaiḥ ||
sātyakiṃ yadi hanyāmo dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca pārṣatam ||
asaṃśayaṃ mahārāja dhruvo no vijayo bhavet ||
saubhadravad imau vīrau parivārya mahārathau ||
prayatāmo mahārāja nihantuṃ vṛṣṇipārṣatau ||
"There he stands, in our midst, Satyaki, the meanest of the Sattvatas; if this goal is attainable here, we shall conquer all our enemies. There is the son of the king of the Panchalas [Dhrishtadyumna], who has engaged with Drona, surrounded by warriors from every side, O king, by the finest of men. If we slay Satyaki and Dhrishtadyumna, son of Parshata, without doubt, O great king, our victory would be certain. As [once with] the Son of Subhadra [Abhimanyu], let us strive, O great king, having surrounded these two heroes, great warriors, to slay the Vrishni [scion] and the son of Parshata."
8a0045ace537 · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 4:49:34 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Karna proposes to repeat with Satyaki and Dhrishtadyumna what was done to Abhimanyu — to surround and slay. This very mention is telling: the killing of the lone Abhimanyu by many was dishonor, and now Karna calls to repeat it. The verse teaches that a wrong once committed tends to repeat itself: having transgressed dharma for gain, a man transgresses it more easily again; and a scheme built on a dishonorable precedent only multiplies guilt, preparing a double reckoning.