Shloka 45
Śiva’s Battlefield Manifestation and Vyāsa’s Śatarudrīya Exposition (शिवप्रादुर्भावः शतरुद्रीयव्याख्यानम्)
धृष्टद्युम्नो महाराज द्रोणं विद्ध्वा त्रिभि: शरै:
dhṛṣṭadyumno mahārāja droṇaṃ viddhvā tribhiḥ śaraiḥ
Sañjaya berkata: Wahai Raja, Dhr̥ṣṭadyumna, setelah melukai Droṇa dengan tiga anak panah, segera menekan serangan. Beginilah kelamnya laju perang: ketika batas-batasnya telah dilampaui, bahkan guru yang paling dimuliakan pun diperlakukan sebagai lawan di medan laga.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh ethical reality of war: once dharma is reframed as battlefield duty, even a venerable teacher like Droṇa is engaged without hesitation. It points to the tragic erosion of personal reverence under the demands of kṣatriya-dharma and the inexorable logic of conflict.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Dhr̥ṣṭadyumna has hit Droṇa with three arrows, marking a forceful moment in the ongoing combat between the Pāṇḍava commander and the Kaurava preceptor.