Satyajit

Satyajit

Satyajit had a warrior rank of Ati-Rathi. Affiliation: Pandava. Commander-in-chief of Panchala army under king Drupada and second oldest son, alternately called Chitraratha in Mahabharata. He participated in the conflict when Drona, asked Pandavas and Kauravas to capture Panchala King Drupada and bring him to Drona as Gurudakshina.

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“Drupada’s son, Satyajit, young in years and displaying great prowess in battle, should be regarded as equal to eight Rathas.” – The Mahabharata, Book 5: Udyoga Parva: Uluka Dutagamana Parva: Section CLXXII
“Then the king of the Panchalas, accompanied by (the generalissimo of his forces) Satyajit, rushed with speed at Arjuna like the Asura Samvara rushing at the chief of the celestials (in days of yore). Then Arjuna covered the king of Panchala with a shower of arrows. Then there arose a frightful uproar among the Panchala host like unto the roar of a mighty lion springing at the leader of a herd of elephants. And beholding Arjuna rushing at the king of Panchala to seize him, Satyajit of great prowess rushed at him. And the two warriors, like unto Indra and the Asura Virochana’s son (Vali), approaching each other for combat, began to grind each other’s ranks. Then Arjuna with great force pierced Satyajit with ten keen shafts at which feat the spectators were all amazed. But Satyajit, without losing any time, assailed Arjuna with a hundred shafts. Then that mighty car-warrior, Arjuna, endued with remarkable lightness of motion, thus covered by that shower of arrows, rubbed his bowstring to increase the force and velocity of his shafts. Then cutting in twain his antagonist’s bow, Arjuna rushed at the king of the Panchalas, but Satyajit, quickly taking up a tougher bow, pierced with his arrows Partha, his chariot, charioteer, and horses. Arjuna, thus assailed in battle by the Panchala warrior, forgave not his foe. Eager to slay him at once, he pierced with a number of arrows his antagonist’s horses, flags, bow, clenched (left) fist, charioteer, and the attendant at his back. Then Satyajit, finding his bows repeatedly cut in twain and his horses slain, desisted from the fight.” – The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Sambhava Parva: Section CXL

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