Shloka 3
द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः
Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order
वध्यमानं बल दृष्टवा युयुधानेन मारिष | अभ्यद्रवत् स्वयं द्रोण: सात्यकिं सत्यविक्रमम्,माननीय नरेश! द्रोणाचार्यने जब अपनी सेनाको युयुधानके द्वारा पीड़ित होते देखा, तब वे सत्यपराक्रमी सात्यकिपर स्वयं ही टूट पड़े
sañjaya uvāca | vadhyamānaṃ balaṃ dṛṣṭvā yuyudhānena māriṣa | abhyadravat svayaṃ droṇaḥ sātyakiṃ satyavikramam |
Sañjaya said: O venerable king, seeing his army being cut down by Yuyudhāna, Droṇa himself rushed forward to confront Sātyaki, whose valor was true to his word. The scene underscores a commander’s duty to protect his forces, even at personal risk, within the harsh ethics of battlefield responsibility.
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