Shloka 16
द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः
Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order
अभिद्रव द्रुतं द्रोणं किमु तिष्ठसि पार्षत । न पश्यसि भयं द्रोणाद् घोर॑ न: समुपस्थितम्,इसके बाद राजाने पांचालराजकुमार धृष्टद्युम्नसे इस प्रकार कहा--'ट्रुपदनन्दन! खड़े क्यों हो? तुरंत ही द्रोणाचार्यपर धावा करो। क्या तुम नहीं देखते कि द्रोणकी ओरसे हमलोगोंपर घोर भय उपस्थित हो गया है?
abhidrava drutaṃ droṇaṃ kimu tiṣṭhasi pārṣata | na paśyasi bhayaṃ droṇād ghoraṃ naḥ samupasthitam ||
Sañjaya said: “Charge swiftly at Droṇa—why do you stand still, O son of Pṛṣata? Do you not see that a dreadful peril, arising from Droṇa, has come upon us?”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In a crisis, especially in the warrior’s duty (kṣatriya-dharma), hesitation can endanger the whole side; decisive, timely action is presented as an ethical responsibility of leadership when a grave threat is imminent.
Sañjaya reports an urgent exhortation directed at Dhṛṣṭadyumna (called Pārṣata): he is told to stop standing still and to attack Droṇa immediately because Droṇa’s onslaught has created a terrifying danger for their forces.