Shloka 28
द्रोण–सात्यकि-युद्धम्
Droṇa–Sātyaki Engagement
ते भ्ययु: समरे राजन् वासुदेवधनंजयौ । द्रोणसृष्टा: सुबहव: कड्कपत्रपरिच्छदा:,राजन! उस समरांगणमें द्रोणाचार्यके छोड़े हुए कंकपत्रविभूषित बहुत-से बाण श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुनपर पड़ने लगे
te bhyayuḥ samare rājan vāsudeva-dhanañjayau | droṇa-sṛṣṭāḥ subahavaḥ kaṅka-patra-paricchadāḥ ||
ৰাজন! সেই সমৰত দ্ৰোণাচাৰ্যই নিক্ষেপ কৰা কঙ্ক-পত্ৰে সজ্জিত বহু বাণ বেগে আহি বাসুদেৱ (শ্ৰীকৃষ্ণ) আৰু ধনঞ্জয় (অৰ্জুন)-ৰ ওপৰত পৰি লাগিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral weight of martial skill: even a revered teacher like Droṇa can become an agent of devastation when bound to a side in war. It invites reflection on dharma in conflict—how duty, loyalty, and personal ethics collide, and how power used without inner restraint intensifies suffering.
Sanjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Droṇa has unleashed a heavy volley of arrows, described as feathered with kaṅka (vulture) plumes, and these arrows rush toward Kṛṣṇa (as charioteer) and Arjuna on the battlefield.