Shloka 45
दुर्योधन-कर्ण-संवादः
Duryodhana–Karna Dialogue on Vyūha-bheda and Daiva
छादयित्वा रणे द्रोणो रथस्थं रथिनां वरम् । जारासंधिं जघानाशु मिषतां सर्वधन्विनाम्,इस प्रकार रणक्षेत्रमें द्रोणाचार्यने सम्पूर्ण धनुर्धरोंक देखत-देखते रथपर बैठे हुए रथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ जरासंधकुमारको अपने बाणोंद्वारा आच्छादित करके उसे शीघ्र ही कालके गालमें डाल दिया
sañjaya uvāca | chādayitvā raṇe droṇo rathasthaṁ rathināṁ varam | jarāsandhiṁ jaghānāśu miṣatāṁ sarvadhanvinām ||
Sañjaya said: In the thick of battle, Droṇa showered the foremost of chariot-warriors—Jarāsandha’s son—who stood upon his chariot, completely covering him with arrows; and, before the eyes of all the bowmen, he swiftly struck him down, sending him to death. The verse underscores the grim decisiveness of war, where mastery of arms and command can end a life in an instant, even under the witness of many.
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