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ततो द्रोणो महाराज मागधश्च महारथ: । दुर्योधनसमादिष्टौ त॑ं देशमुपजग्मतु:,एकैकं त्रिभिरानर्च्छत् कड़ुकबर्हिणवाजितै: । उसके बाद सुशर्मा और कृपाचार्यको भी तीन-तीन बाणोंसे बींध डाला। राजेन्द्र! फिर समरांगणमें प्राग्ज्योतिषनरेश भगदत्त, सिन्धुराज जयद्रथ, चित्रसेन, विकर्ण, कृतवर्मा, दुर्मीषण तथा महारथी विन्द और अनुविन्द--इनमैंसे प्रत्येकको गीधकी पाँखसे युक्त तीन- तीन बाणोंद्वारा विशेष पीड़ा दी नरेश्वर! तदनन्तर दुर्योधनकी आज्ञा पाकर द्रोण तथा महारथी मगधनरेश उसी स्थानपर आये, जहाँ पाण्डुकुमार अर्जुन और भीमसेन--ये दोनों महारथी दुर्योधनकी विशाल सेनाका संहार कर रहे थे
tato droṇo mahārāja māgadhaś ca mahārathaḥ | duryodhana-samādiṣṭau taṁ deśam upajagmatuḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Then, O great king, Droṇa and the mighty chariot-warrior, the king of Magadha, acting on Duryodhana’s command, went to that very place where the Pāṇḍava heroes Arjuna and Bhīmasena were cutting down Duryodhana’s vast army. The verse underscores how royal command drives even eminent elders and renowned warriors into the thick of slaughter, intensifying the moral weight of obedience amid adharma-driven war aims.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights the ethical tension between obedience to a ruler’s command and the broader demands of dharma: even venerable figures like Droṇa are drawn into escalating violence when leadership is driven by pride and adharma.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa and the Magadhan king, on Duryodhana’s orders, move to the battlefield sector where Arjuna and Bhīma are devastating the Kaurava forces, signaling a major counter-response to the Pāṇḍava onslaught.