Shloka 33
Droṇa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna-yuddha (द्रोण-धृष्टद्युम्न-युद्धम्) — Tactical duel and allied interventions
अथान्यद् धनुरादाय सायकांश्व चतुर्दश
athānyad dhanur ādāya sāyakāṁś caturdaśa | tatpaścāt drupadaputraḥ dhṛṣṭadyumno raṇabhūmau droṇācāryaṁ vyathayām āsa | tataḥ tau parasparaṁ atīva kupitau bhīṣaṇaṁ saṅgrāmaṁ cakratuḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Then Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the son of Drupada, took up another bow and discharged fourteen arrows. Thereafter, on the battlefield he struck and pained Droṇācārya. Enraged at one another, the two then engaged in a dreadful combat.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) and mutual resentment can intensify conflict: even within the framework of kṣatriya-dharma, wrath drives combat toward greater ferocity, obscuring restraint and right judgment.
Dhrishtadyumna takes up another bow and shoots fourteen arrows, wounding Droṇa; then both warriors, provoked and furious, engage each other in a fierce duel on the battlefield.