Shloka 75
द्रोणाचार्यके पैने बाणोंसे पीड़ित हुई वह सेना विक्षुब्ध महासागरके समान वहीं चक्कर काटने लगी ।। तथा दृष्टवा च तत्सैन्यं जहषे तावकं बलम् । दृष्टवा5<चार्य सुसंक़रुद्धं पतन्तं रिपुवाहिनीम् । चुक्रुशु: सर्वतो योधा: साधु साध्विति भारत,द्रोणाचार्यको अत्यन्त कुपित होकर शत्रुसेनापर टूटते और पाण्डव-सेनाको भागते देख आपके सैनिकोंको बड़ा हर्ष हुआ। भारत! आपके सभी योद्धा सब ओरसे द्रोणाचार्यको साधुवाद देने लगे
sañjaya uvāca |
droṇācāryakaiḥ painaiḥ bāṇaiḥ pīḍitā sā senā vikṣubdha-mahāsāgara-samānaiva tatraiva cakraṃ kāṭayām āsa ||
tathā dṛṣṭvā ca tat sainyaṃ jahaṣe tāvakaṃ balam |
dṛṣṭvā cācāryaṃ susaṅkruddhaṃ patantaṃ ripu-vāhinīm |
cukruśuḥ sarvato yodhāḥ sādhu sādhv iti bhārata ||
Sañjaya said: Struck and tormented by Droṇa’s sharp arrows, that host began to whirl about on the spot like a violently agitated ocean. Seeing that army, your forces broke into joy. Beholding the preceptor Droṇa, fiercely enraged, crashing down upon the enemy ranks while the Pāṇḍava host fell back, all your warriors on every side cried out, “Well done! Well done!”, O Bharata.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how battlefield momentum and charismatic leadership (Drona’s furious charge) can sway collective emotion—turning violence into an occasion for celebration. It invites reflection on the ethical tension in war: tactical success earns applause, yet the same acts intensify the sorrowful reality of fratricidal conflict.
Drona’s sharp arrows batter the opposing host so severely that it churns in confusion like a storm-tossed ocean. Seeing Drona enraged and pressing hard into the enemy while the Pandava ranks give ground, the Kaurava warriors rejoice and shout ‘sādhu, sādhu’ in praise of him.