Shloka 18
कर्णभीमयुद्धम्
Karna–Bhīma Combat Report
ततो युधिष्छिरो द्रोणं नवत्या नतपर्वणाम् | आजप्ने भरतगश्रेष्ठ: सर्वमर्मसु भारत,भरतनन्दन! तदनन्तर भरतभूषण युधिष्ठिरने झुकी हुई गाँठवाले नब्बे बाणोंसे द्रोणाचार्यके सम्पूर्ण मर्मस्थानोंमें आधात किया
tato yudhiṣṭhiro droṇaṃ navatyā nataparvaṇām | ājaghne bharataśreṣṭhaḥ sarvamarmasu bhārata ||
Sañjaya sprach: Dann traf Yudhiṣṭhira, der Beste der Bhāratas, Droṇācārya mit neunzig Pfeilen mit gebogenen Gelenken und verwundete ihn an all seinen lebenswichtigen Stellen.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh dharma of war: personal reverence (a student’s respect for his teacher) does not override the kṣatriya obligation to confront an armed adversary on the battlefield; duty is carried out within the rules of combat, even when emotionally painful.
Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira attacks Droṇa with ninety specially described arrows, striking his vital points—an intense moment in the Drona Parva battle where the Pāṇḍavas press the Kaurava commander.