Shloka 26
द्रोणविक्रमदर्शनम् / The Display of Droṇa’s Onslaught and the Debate on Pāṇḍava Regrouping
सूर्यरश्मिप्रतीकाशै: कर्मारपरिमार्जिति: । षड्भि: ससूतं सहयं द्रोणं विद्ध्वानदद् भूशम्,उन्होंने कारीगरके द्वारा स्वच्छ किये हुए सूर्यकी किरणोंके समान चमकीले छ: बाणोंद्वारा सारथि और घोड़ोंसहित द्रोणाचार्यको घायल करके बड़े चोरसे गर्जना की
sūryaraśmipratīkāśaiḥ karmāraparimārjitaiḥ | ṣaḍbhiḥ sasūtaṃ sahayaṃ droṇaṃ viddhvā nanāda bhūśam ||
قال سانجيا: بستة سهام لامعة كأشعة الشمس، مصقولة بيد الحدّاد، أصاب درونا—مع سائقه وخيوله—ثم زأر عاليًا كالثور الجسور.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse illustrates how war magnifies skill and aggression while compressing moral space: even a revered teacher like Droṇa becomes a target when combat duty dominates. It invites reflection on how dharma can be pressured by circumstance, and how prowess without restraint intensifies suffering.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior (contextually, an opposing fighter to Droṇa) shoots six brilliantly polished arrows, wounding Droṇa along with his charioteer and horses, and then lets out a thunderous roar, signaling dominance and escalating the battle’s intensity.