Shloka 28
Saubhadra under Concentrated Assault; Pārṣata’s Intervention and Escalation
सच्छिन्नधन्वा विरथो हताश्वचो हतसारथि: । गदापाणिरवारोहत् ख्यापयन् पौरुषं महत्,इस प्रकार धनुष कट जाने और घोड़े तथा सारथिके मारे जानेपर रथहीन हुए धृष्टद्युम्न हाथमें गदा लेकर उतरने लगे। भारत! इतनेहीमें अपने महान् पौरुषका परिचय देते हुए द्रोणाचार्यने तुरंत ही बाण मारकर रथसे उतरते-उतरते ही उनकी गदाको भी गिरा दिया। वह एक अद्भुत-सी घटना हुई
sa 7cchinnadhanv01 viratho hat015bvaco hatas01rathi 25 | gad01p01 47ir av01rohat khy01payan pauru 63a 43 mahat ||
Sanjaya said: With his bow cut to pieces, deprived of his chariot, his horses slain and his charioteer killed, Dh5 63 6dadyumna descended, mace in hand, displaying great valor. In the very act of alighting, Dro 47a, revealing his own formidable prowess, swiftly struck with an arrow and caused even that mace to fall from Dh5 63 6dadyumna 63 handdan astonishing turn amid the harsh ethics of battle, where skill and presence of mind decide life and death in an instant.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war governed by k 63atriya-dharma, courage must be matched by alertness and mastery: even a brave attempt (alighting with a mace after losing chariot and bow) can be instantly checked by an opponent 63 superior timing and skill. It also reflects the relentless, unsentimental logic of battlefield ethics, where advantage is seized in the moment.
Dh5 63 6dadyumna has been rendered chariotlesshis bow is cut, his horses and charioteer are killedso he descends holding a mace to continue fighting on foot. Dro 47a immediately shoots an arrow that knocks the mace from his hand while he is still alighting, a striking display of Dro 47a 63 prowess.