Shloka 333
भारद्वाजो महातेजा विव्याध च युधिष्ठिरम् । तत्पश्चात् महातेजस्वी द्रोणाचार्यने अपने बाणसमूहसे पाण्डव-सेनाको आच्छादित कर दिया और युधिष्ठटिरको बींध डाला
sa f1jaya uv01ca |
bh01radv01jo mah01tej01 vivy01dha ca yudhi 63 6dhiram |
tata 25 pa5bc01t mah01tejasv2b dro 4701c01rya 25 svab01 47asa 43ghena p01 47 0davasen01m 01cch01day01m01sa, yudhi 63 6dhira 43 ca viddhv01 |
Sanjaya said: Bharadvaja’s mighty son, Drona, pierced Yudhishthira. Thereafter, the radiant preceptor Drona, with volleys of arrows, blanketed the Pandava host, overwhelming their ranks and striking Yudhishthira again—a vivid display of martial mastery that intensifies the moral tension of a war where even the most righteous king is not spared the wounds of battle.
सयजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the harsh impartiality of war: even a dharmic king like Yudhishthira is subject to injury, and a revered teacher like Drona acts with relentless martial duty. It highlights the tension between personal reverence and battlefield obligation within kshatriya-dharma.
Sanjaya reports that Drona (called Bharadvajab9s son) strikes Yudhishthira with arrows and then unleashes a dense shower of arrows that blankets the Pandava forces, pressing them hard and intensifying the battle.