Shloka 33
लब्धलक्ष्या हि कौरव्या विधमन्ति चमूं तव । दहत्येष च व: सैन्यं द्रोण: प्रहरतां वर:,कौरवोंका निशाना अचूक हो रहा है। वे तुम्हारी सेनाका विनाश कर रहे हैं। इधर ये योद्धाओंमें श्रेष्ठ द्रोणाचार्य तुम्हारे सैनिकोंको दग्ध किये देते हैं
labdhalakṣyā hi kauravyā vidhamanti camūṃ tava | dahatyeṣa ca vaḥ sainyaṃ droṇaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ ||
The Kaurava warriors, their aim now unfailing, are crushing your battle-array. And here Drona—foremost among those who strike—burns down your forces, consuming your soldiers in the very act of combat. The speech underscores the grim moral pressure of war: when skill and resolve harden into relentless violence, an army’s collapse becomes not merely tactical but existential, forcing leaders to confront the consequences of their choices on the battlefield.
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