Shloka 11
द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः
Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order
विषण्णवदनश्चापि युयुधानो5भवन्नूप । भारद्वाजं रणे दृष्टवा विसृजन्तं शितान् शरान्
viṣaṇṇavadanaś cāpi yuyudhāno 'bhavan nṛpa | bhāradvājaṃ raṇe dṛṣṭvā visṛjantaṃ śitān śarān ||
قال سنجيا: أيها الملك، إن يويودهانا أيضًا اسودّ وجهه كآبةً حين رأى في ساحة القتال بهارادفاجا يطلق السهام الحادّة بلا انقطاع. لقد أثقل ذلك الرمي العنيف المتواصل قلبه، مبيّنًا أن حتى الشجعان قد تهتزّ نفوسهم إذا واجهوا بأسًا حربيًا طاغيًا وزخم الحرب الكالح الذي لا يرحم.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the psychological and ethical weight of warfare: even renowned warriors may falter inwardly when faced with relentless violence. It implicitly underscores the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension between kṣatriya duty and the human cost of battle.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna) becomes visibly dejected upon seeing Droṇa (called Bhāradvāja) in the thick of battle, continuously shooting sharp arrows—an image of Droṇa’s overwhelming martial dominance at that moment.