Shloka 23
Droṇa’s Renewed Advance toward Yudhiṣṭhira; Fall of Satyajit and Allied Recoil (द्रोणस्य युधिष्ठिरप्रेप्सा—सत्यजितः पतनम्)
मयि जीवति कौरव्य नोद्रेगं कर्तुमहसि । न हि शक्तो रणे द्रोणो विजेतुं मां कथंचन,कुरुनन्दन! मेरे जीते-जजी आपको किसी प्रकार भय नहीं करना चाहिये। द्रोणाचार्य रणक्षेत्रमें मुझे किसी प्रकार जीत नहीं सकते
mayi jīvati kauravya nodvegaṃ kartum arhasi | na hi śakto raṇe droṇo vijetuṃ māṃ kathaṃcana ||
“হে কৌৰব্য! মই জীয়াই থকা পৰ্যন্ত তোমাৰ উদ্বেগ কৰা উচিত নহয়। ৰণত দ্ৰোণে কোনোপধ্যেই মোক জয় কৰিব নোৱাৰে।”
धृष्टह्ुम्न उवाच
Educational Q&A
A leader’s duty in crisis is to prevent fear from spreading: steadiness (dhairya) and confidence grounded in one’s role and capability are presented as ethical necessities in war, where panic can become a moral and strategic failure.
During the fighting in Droṇa Parva, Dhṛṣṭadyumna addresses a Kuru prince (a ‘Kaurava’), urging him not to be afraid, asserting that as long as Dhṛṣṭadyumna lives, Droṇa will not be able to defeat him in battle.