Shloka 16
द्रोणविक्रमदर्शनम् / The Display of Droṇa’s Onslaught and the Debate on Pāṇḍava Regrouping
ततः सत्यजितक्चापं छित्त्वा द्रोणो वृकस्य च । षड्भि: ससूतं सहयं शरैद्रोणो5वधीद् वृकम्,आचार्य द्रोणने सत्यजित् और वृक दोनोंके धनुष काटकर छ: बाणोंद्वारा उन्होंने सारथि और घोड़ोंसहित वृकको मार डाला
tataḥ satyajitaś cāpaṃ chittvā droṇo vṛkasya ca | ṣaḍbhiḥ sasūtaṃ sahayaṃ śarair droṇo ’vadhīd vṛkam ||
قال سنجيا: ثم إن درونا قطع قوسي ساتيَجِت وفْرِكا كليهما. وبستة سهام قتل فْرِكا مع سائس عربته وخيوله—حادثة تُبرز كيف أن إتقان السلاح، في اندفاع المعركة القاسي، يحسم الحياة والموت سريعًا.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the stark ethics of battlefield duty (kṣatriya-dharma): in war, strategic superiority and precision can end a combatant’s life instantly, and the narrative invites reflection on the heavy moral weight of such decisive violence.
Droṇa first disables the opponents by cutting their bows; then he kills Vṛka with six arrows, and Vṛka falls along with his charioteer and horses—indicating a complete destruction of the chariot-unit.