Shloka 30
द्रोणस्तु समरे क्रुद्धों भीम॑ नवभिरायसै: । विव्याध समरश्लाघी मर्माण्युद्दिश्य वीर्यवान्,युद्धकी स्पृह्ठा रखनेवाले पराक्रमी द्रोणाचार्यने रणभूमिमें कुपित हो भीमके मर्मस्थानोंको लोहेके नौ बाणोंसे घायल कर दिया
droṇas tu samare kruddho bhīmaṁ navabhir āyasaiḥ | vivyādha samarāślāghī marmāṇy uddiśya vīryavān ||
Sañjaya said: In the thick of battle, Droṇa—angered yet proud of his prowess—aimed at Bhīma’s vital points and pierced him with nine iron-shafted arrows. The scene underscores how, in war, mastery and wrath can turn skill into deliberate, targeted harm, even against a foremost hero.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral tension of warfare: expertise and courage can be driven by anger into calculated injury. It invites reflection on restraint (saṁyama) and the ethical burden of using skill to harm, even when war-duty compels combat.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa, furious in the fight, deliberately targets Bhīma’s vital points and strikes him with nine iron arrows, emphasizing Droṇa’s tactical precision and the ferocity of the Kurukṣetra battle.