Shloka 34
Saubhadra under Concentrated Assault; Pārṣata’s Intervention and Escalation
निवारितस्तु द्रोणेन धृष्टद्युम्नो महारथ: । न्यवारयच्छरौघांस्तां श्वर्मणा कृतहस्तवत्,द्रोणाचार्यसे रोके गये महारथी धृष्टद्युम्न सिद्धहस्त वीर पुरुषकी भाँति अपनी ढालसे ही उनके बाण-समूहोंका निवारण करने लगे
nivāritas tu droṇena dhṛṣṭadyumno mahārathaḥ | nyavārayac charaughāṁs tān śvarmaṇā kṛtahastavat ||
Dijo Sañjaya: Detenido por Droṇa, el gran guerrero de carro Dhr̥ṣṭadyumna, firme y diestro en las armas, comenzó a desviar aquellas densas andanadas de flechas con su escudo solamente—como un combatiente curtido cuya pericia no flaquea ante el ataque de un maestro.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid violent conflict, the verse highlights steadiness and disciplined skill: a trained warrior meets danger without panic, responding with controlled competence rather than rashness—an ethical ideal of self-mastery within one’s duty.
Droṇa blocks Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s advance; in response, Dhṛṣṭadyumna repels Droṇa’s heavy arrow-volley using his shield, demonstrating expert battlefield defense.