Mahabharata 7.103.27 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 103, Shloka 27
भीमसेन-द्रोण-संग्रामः
Bhīmasena and Droṇa: Containment, Advance, and Recognition
ज्याघोषतलनिर्हादाद् गदानिस्त्रिंशविद्युत: । द्रोणास्त्रमेघान्निर्मुक्तौ सूर्येन्दू तिमिरादिव
jyāghoṣa-tala-nirhādād gadā-nistriṁśa-vidyutaḥ | droṇāstra-meghān nirmuktau sūryendū timirād iva ||
قال سنجيا: لما انفلت كريشنا وأرجونا من ذلك الضجيج الرعدي لأوتار الأقواس—حيث كانت الهراوات والسيوف تلمع كالبرق، وحيث كان سلاح درونا ينهال كالسحابة الممطرة—أشرقا كالشمس والقمر حين ينكشفان من الظلمة.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the most overwhelming violence of war—depicted as thunder, lightning, and storm-clouds of weapons—steadfastness joined with righteous support can restore clarity and hope. The verse frames Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna as a luminous moral and strategic center emerging from peril, suggesting that dharmic resolve and wise guidance dispel ‘darkness’ in moments of crisis.
Sañjaya describes Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna coming out safely and visibly from the oppressive onslaught associated with Droṇa’s weaponry. The battlefield is imagined as a storm: bowstrings roar like thunder, swords and maces flash like lightning, and Droṇa’s missiles fall like rain-clouds. Having escaped that ‘storm,’ the two appear radiant—likened to the sun and moon emerging from darkness.
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