Shloka 453
चिच्छेद धनुषस्तूर्ण ज्यां शरेण शितेन ह । महाराज! उधर धृष्टद्युम्नने तीन बाणोंसे द्रोणाचार्यको बींधकर तुरंत ही तीखे बाणसे उनके धनुषकी प्रत्यंचा काट डाली
ciccheda dhanuṣas tūrṇaṁ jyāṁ śareṇa śitena ha | mahārāja, udhar dhṛṣṭadyumnena trīn bāṇaiḥ droṇācāryaṁ vidhya tatkṣaṇam eva tīvreṇa śareṇa tasya dhanuṣo jyā cicchide ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—মহাৰাজ! ধৃষ্টদ্যুম্নে তিনিটা বাণে দ্ৰোণাচাৰ্যক বিদ্ধ কৰি, সেই ক্ষণতে তীক্ষ্ণ শৰে তেওঁৰ ধনুৰ জ্যা ছিন্ন কৰিলে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of restraining a dangerous opponent by disarming rather than merely trading blows. It reflects the grim dharmic complexity of Kurukṣetra: decisive action is taken to prevent greater harm, even when directed against a revered teacher-warrior.
Sañjaya reports that Dṛṣṭadyumna first wounds Droṇa with three arrows and then immediately cuts Droṇa’s bowstring with a sharp arrow, temporarily disabling Droṇa’s ability to shoot.