Shloka 71
दुर्योधन-कर्ण-संवादः
Duryodhana–Karna Dialogue on Vyūha-bheda and Daiva
समरे शरसंवीता भारद्वाजेन मारिष | चेकितानके सारथिके मारे जानेपर वे घोड़े उनका रथ लेकर भाग चले। आर्य! द्रोणाचार्यने समरांगणमें उनके शरीरोंको बाणोंसे भर दिया था || ७० ई ।। चेकितानरथं दृष्टवा हताश्च॑ं हतसारथिम्,जिसके घोड़े और सारथि मार दिये गये थे, चेकितानके उस रथको देखकर तथा रणक्षेत्रमें एकत्र हुए चेदि, पांचाल तथा सूंजय वीरोंपर दृष्टिपात करके द्रोणाचार्यने उन सबको चारों ओर भगा दिया। आर्य! उस समय उनकी बड़ी शोभा हो रही थी
cekitānarathaṃ dṛṣṭvā hatāśvān hatasārathim | cedi-pāñcāla-sṛñjayān saṃgatān raṇamūrdhani || dṛṣṭvā tān sarvato droṇaḥ prādrāvayat mahāraṇe | śarair āpūrya gātrāṇi bhāradvājo mahāyaśāḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Seeing Cekitāna’s chariot—its horses and charioteer slain—and surveying the gathered warriors of the Cedis, the Pāñcālas, and the Sṛñjayas on the battlefield, Droṇa, the illustrious son of Bharadvāja, drove them back on every side in that great fight, filling their bodies with arrows. The scene displays the grim ethic of kṣatriya warfare: mastery and resolve can rout even valiant hosts, yet victory is purchased through relentless injury and fear.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh reality of kṣatriya-dharma in war: tactical superiority and unwavering resolve can break an opposing force’s morale, but such success is inseparable from suffering inflicted on bodies and minds.
Cekitāna’s chariot is seen disabled—its horses and charioteer killed. Droṇa then surveys the assembled Cedi, Pāñcāla, and Sṛñjaya warriors and, by showering them with arrows, drives them to flee in all directions.