Shloka 10
भीष्मरक्षण-प्रकरणम् / The Protective Screen around Bhīṣma and the Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Clash
द्रोणं य युधि संरब्धं मां च निर्जित्य संयुगे । वासांसि स समादत्त पर्याप्तं तन्निदर्शनम्,'अर्जुनने क्रोधमें भरे हुए द्रोणाचार्यको तथा मुझे भी युद्धमें परास्त करके सबके वस्त्र छीन लिये थे। यह उनकी अजेयताका पर्याप्त प्रमाण है
droṇaṃ ya yudhi saṃrabdhaṃ māṃ ca nirjitya saṃyuge | vāsāṃsi sa samādatta paryāptaṃ tan nidarśanam ||
Sañjaya said: “In battle, he overcame the enraged Droṇa and defeated me as well in the fight, and then took away their garments. This, indeed, is sufficient evidence of his irresistible prowess.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that true capability is established by demonstrable action: victory over formidable opponents serves as concrete evidence of a warrior’s strength, beyond mere reputation or claims.
Sañjaya cites a past battlefield incident: the referenced hero defeated the enraged Droṇa and also overcame Sañjaya, then seized their garments—presented as a striking, humiliating sign of dominance and thus a decisive proof of his prowess.