Shloka 61
द्रोणविक्रमदर्शनम् / The Display of Droṇa’s Onslaught and the Debate on Pāṇḍava Regrouping
तांस्तथा भृशसंरब्धान् पञ्चालान् मत्स्यकेकयान् | सृञ्जयान् पाण्डवांश्वैव द्रोणो व्यक्षो भयद् बली,इस प्रकार अत्यन्त क्रोधमें भरे हुए पांचाल, मत्स्य, केकय, सृंजय और पाण्डव योद्धाओंको बलवान द्रोणाचार्यने क्षोभमें डाल दिया
tāṁs tathā bhṛśa-saṁrabdhān pañcālān matsya-kekayān | sṛñjayān pāṇḍavāṁś caiva droṇo vyakṣobhayad balī ||
Sanjaya said: Seeing the Pāñcālas, Matsyas, Kekayas, the Sṛñjayas, and the Pāṇḍavas inflamed with fierce wrath, the mighty Drona threw them into turmoil—shaking their ranks and resolve amid the press of battle. The verse shows how anger in war can be mastered by superior discipline, strategy, and force, turning passion into disarray.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a battlefield ethic: uncontrolled anger, even when righteous, can be exploited by a steadier and more skilled commander. Strength joined with discipline and tactical clarity can convert an opponent’s fury into confusion.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa, facing allied forces of the Pāṇḍavas (Pañcālas, Matsyas, Kekayas, Sṛñjayas, and the Pāṇḍavas themselves) who are highly enraged, powerfully disrupts them—unsettling their formation and momentum in the fight.