Mahabharata (Gita Press) 7.13.29 - Drona Parva, Adhyaya 13, Shloka 29
Droṇa’s sweeping assault and the Abhimanyu–Jayadratha close-quarters episode (द्रोणस्य भीषणव्यचरितम् / सौभद्र-जयद्रथ-संनिपातः)
स दिश: सर्वतो रुद्ध्वा संवृत्य खमजिद्दागै: । पार्षतो यत्र तत्रेव ममृदे पाण्ड्वाहिनीम्
sa diśaḥ sarvato ruddhvā saṃvṛtya kham ajid-dāgaiḥ | pārṣato yatra tatr eva mamṛde pāṇḍavāhinīm ||
قال سانجيا: سدّ الجهات كلّها من كل ناحية، وحجب حتى السماء بسِهامه المستقيمة السريعة؛ ثم اندفع يضغط الهجوم حيث كان دْهريشْتاديومنَ قائمًا، فحطّم جيش الباندافا.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights how overwhelming force can dominate a battlefield by denying the enemy space and visibility; ethically, it points to the grim intensity of kṣatriya warfare where valor is tested alongside the need for restraint, since tactical brilliance can easily slide into ruthless annihilation.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior (implied by context) floods the field with straight, swift arrows, blocking all directions and darkening the sky, then concentrates the assault at the position of Dhṛṣṭadyumna, battering the Pāṇḍava forces there.
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