Droṇa-pātana-paripṛcchā (Inquiry into the Fall of Droṇa) | द्रोणपातनपरिपृच्छा
ततो निनादो भूतानामाकाशे समजायत । सैन्यानां च ततो राजन्नाचार्ये निहते युधि,नरेश्वर! युद्धस्थलमें आचार्य द्रोणके मारे जानेपर आकाशमें स्थित अदृश्य भूतोंका तथा कौरव-सैनिकोंका आर्तनाद सुनायी देने लगा
tato ninādo bhūtānām ākāśe samajāyata | sainyānāṃ ca tato rājann ācārye nihate yudhi ||
Sañjaya said: Then, O King, when the Teacher (Droṇa) had been slain in battle, a great wail arose—both from unseen beings stationed in the sky and from the armies below.
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