Shloka 78
ततस्ते विव्यधु: सर्वे द्रौणिं राजन् महारथा: । युगपच्च पृथक् चैव रुक्मपुड्खै: शिलाशितै:,राजन! तत्पश्चात् उन सब महारथियोंने एक साथ और अलग-अलग भी शिलापर तेज किये हुए सुवर्णमय पंखवाले बाणोंद्वारा द्रोणकुमारको घायल करना आरम्भ किया
tataste vivyadhuḥ sarve drauṇiṃ rājan mahārathāḥ | yugapac ca pṛthak caiva rukmapuṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata—Wahai Raja, kemudian semua maharatha itu mulai menusuk putra Droṇa, ada yang menyerang serentak dan ada pula yang maju satu per satu, dengan anak panah berbuluh emas yang ujungnya diasah tajam di atas batu.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, coordinated strategy (yugapat) and individual valor (pṛthak) operate together; ethically, it reflects the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension between kṣatriya duty and the grim reality that skill and unity can intensify violence against a single target.
Sañjaya reports that multiple elite warriors begin wounding Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman) with stone-sharpened, golden-fletched arrows—some attacking him simultaneously as a group and others engaging him one-on-one.