Shloka 45
Śiva’s Battlefield Manifestation and Vyāsa’s Śatarudrīya Exposition (शिवप्रादुर्भावः शतरुद्रीयव्याख्यानम्)
धृष्टद्युम्नो महाराज द्रोणं विद्ध्वा त्रिभि: शरै:
dhṛṣṭadyumno mahārāja droṇaṃ viddhvā tribhiḥ śaraiḥ
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—মহাৰাজ, ধৃষ্টদ্যুম্নে দ্ৰোণক তিনিটা শৰৰে বিদ্ধ কৰি আৰু অধিক জোৰে আক্রমণ চলালে; যুদ্ধৰ সীমা এবাৰ অতিক্ৰম হ’লে, অতি পূজ্য গুৰুও ৰণভূমিত যোদ্ধা হিচাপেই গণ্য হয়।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh ethical reality of war: once dharma is reframed as battlefield duty, even a venerable teacher like Droṇa is engaged without hesitation. It points to the tragic erosion of personal reverence under the demands of kṣatriya-dharma and the inexorable logic of conflict.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Dhr̥ṣṭadyumna has hit Droṇa with three arrows, marking a forceful moment in the ongoing combat between the Pāṇḍava commander and the Kaurava preceptor.