Shloka 48
Śiva’s Battlefield Manifestation and Vyāsa’s Śatarudrīya Exposition (शिवप्रादुर्भावः शतरुद्रीयव्याख्यानम्)
त॑ निवार्य शरैस्तूर्ण धृष्टद्युम्नो महारथ:
tān nivārya śarais tūrṇaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumno mahārathaḥ
Sañjaya berkata: Dengan sigap menahan semuanya lewat hujan anak panah, Dhr̥ṣṭadyumna—sang mahāratha—membendung gempuran itu. Dalam suasana dharma perang, ia menampakkan kendali diri dan tanggung jawab taktis: kekuatan dijawab dengan kekuatan yang terukur demi melindungi pihaknya sebagai panglima.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid violence, a warrior-leader is expected to act with controlled skill—restraining an enemy advance efficiently to protect allies. The emphasis is on disciplined performance of duty rather than uncontrolled aggression.
Sañjaya reports that Dhṛṣṭadyumna quickly counters and checks opposing fighters by shooting arrows, halting their momentum in the ongoing battle episode of the Droṇa Parva.