Shloka 12
Saubhadra under Concentrated Assault; Pārṣata’s Intervention and Escalation
तं च दीप्तं शरं घोरमायान्तं मृत्युमात्मन: । चिच्छेद शरवृष्टिं च भारद्वाजे मुमोच ह
sañjaya uvāca | taṃ ca dīptaṃ śaraṃ ghoraṃ āyāntaṃ mṛtyum ātmanaḥ | ciccheda śaravṛṣṭiṃ ca bhāradvāje mumoca ha ||
अपने लिये मृत्यु बनकर आते हुए उस भयंकर तेजस्वी बाण को देखकर धृष्टद्युम्न ने तत्काल ही उसे काट गिराया और फिर भारद्वाज (द्रोणाचार्य) पर बाणों की वर्षा कर दी।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores steadfastness and trained response under mortal threat: when danger appears as certain death, a warrior committed to duty meets it with presence of mind, skill, and decisive action rather than fear.
Droṇa releases a terrifying, blazing arrow at Dhṛṣṭadyumna. Dhṛṣṭadyumna immediately cuts it down and retaliates by sending a dense shower of arrows at Droṇa.