Shloka 27
Śaineya–Bhūriśravas: Genealogy, Svayaṃvara Contest, and the Maheśvara Boon
तस्य द्रोण: शरान् पञ्च प्रेषयामास भारत । ते घोरा: कवचं भित्त्वा पपु: शोणितमाहवे,भारत! फिर द्रोणाचार्यने सात्यकिपर पाँच बाण चलाये। वे भयंकर बाण उस रफक्षेत्रमें सात्यकिका कवच फाड़कर उनका लोहू पीने लगे
tasya droṇaḥ śarān pañca preṣayāmāsa bhārata | te ghorāḥ kavacaṃ bhittvā papuḥ śoṇitam āhave bhārata ||
Sañjaya sprach: Da schoss Droṇa fünf Pfeile auf ihn, o Bhārata. Diese schrecklichen Geschosse durchbohrten im Getümmel der Schlacht seine Rüstung und schienen sein Blut zu trinken — ein Bild der erbarmungslosen Gewalt des Krieges und des bitteren Preises, den selbst die Ersten unter den Kämpfern tragen.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the harsh reality of dharma-yuddha as it is experienced on the battlefield: even when warriors act within their martial duty, the immediate consequence is intense suffering. The poetic image of arrows 'drinking blood' highlights how violence, though sanctioned by the war’s code, remains grievous and dehumanizing in effect.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Droṇa fires five arrows at his opponent; the arrows pierce the armour and draw blood in the midst of combat. The line is a vivid battlefield snapshot emphasizing Droṇa’s prowess and the ferocity of the encounter.