Shloka 21
दुर्योधन-कर्ण-संवादः
Duryodhana–Karna Dialogue on Vyūha-bheda and Daiva
द्रोणाचार्यने महारथी बृहत्क्षत्रको व्याकुल करके अपने चार बाणोंद्वारा उनके चारों घोड़ोंको मार डाला ।। सूतं चैकेन बाणेन रथनीडादपातयत् । द्वाभ्यां ध्वजं च च्छत्र॑ च च्छित्वा भूमावपातयत्,फिर एक बाणसे मारकर सारथिको रथकी बैठकसे नीचे गिरा दिया और दो बाणोंसे उनके ध्वज और छत्रको भी पृथ्वीपर काट गिराया
sūtaṁ caikena bāṇena rathanīḍād apātayat | dvābhyāṁ dhvajaṁ ca chatraṁ ca chittvā bhūmāv apātayat ||
Sañjaya said: With a single arrow Droṇācārya struck down the charioteer from the chariot-seat; and with two more arrows he severed the banner and the royal parasol, casting them to the ground. In the ethics of kṣatriya warfare, this is a display of overwhelming mastery meant to break an opponent’s morale and battlefield standing by stripping the visible signs of command and protection.
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