Drona

Thus addressed, Droṇa—released from Bhīma’s pressure—set aside that bow. Wishing to relinquish all his weapons, the righteous-minded one called out: ‘Karṇa, Karṇa; O great archer; Kṛpa; and Duryodhana!’

Ekalavya said: “O heroes, know me to be the son of Hiraṇyadhanuṣ, the lord of the Niṣādas; and know me as a disciple of Droṇa, one who has undertaken disciplined exertion in the science of archery.”

Then Pārṣata, having turned Duḥśāsana back with arrows, advanced in the engagement toward Droṇa himself, releasing thousands of shafts.

“By Droṇa—in a fortnight; by Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)—in ten days in battle; and likewise by Karṇa—in six days.” Thus they have ever been a cause of fear to me.

Realizing that Droṇa had been carried off by the Daityas, Dhiṣaṇa—overwhelmed with fear—came and, from a distance, called out, his body shaken by labored breath.

Then for a further five days, the mighty teacher Droṇa—of great strength and valor—fought with Dhṛṣṭadyumna.

When the respective warriors of both camps, namely the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas, were killed on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra and the dead warriors obtained their deserved destinations, and when the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra fell down lamenting…

Sūta Gosvāmī said: Having patiently heard her words, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is always very affectionate to His devotees, could at once understand that Aśvatthāmā, the son of Droṇācārya, had thrown the brahmāstra to finish the last life in the…

It was He only who withdrew the duration of life from everyone and who, in the battlefield, withdrew the speculative power and strength of enthusiasm from the great military phalanx made by the Kauravas, headed by Bhīṣma, Karṇa, Droṇa…

Hearing the words of Śambhu (Lord Śiva), Droṇa, with reverence, spoke: “Grant me a son born of Your own divine portion—one of great strength, unconquerable by all.”

Then the demon, with great force, seized Droṇa in his arms and swiftly hurled him into the ocean—an astonishing act, for Droṇa’s splendor was not easily overcome.

Śakra (Indra) said: “Those enemies of yours are exceedingly mighty, led by Duryodhana. Droṇa, Bhīma, and Karṇa—indeed all of them—are certainly difficult to conquer.”