Adhyāya 16: Saṃśaptaka-vrata and the Diversion of Arjuna (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय १६)
स मध्यं प्राप्य सैन्यानां सर्वाः प्रविचरन् दिश: । तव सैन्यस्य गोप्ता5डसीद् भारद्वाजो द्विजर्षभ:,राजन! भरद्वाजनन्दन विप्रवर द्रोणाचार्य आपकी सेनाके संरक्षक थे। वे पाण्डव- सेनाके बीचमें घुसकर सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंमें विचरने लगे
sa madhyaṁ prāpya sainyānāṁ sarvāḥ pravicaran diśaḥ | tava sainyasya goptā āsīd bhāradvājo dvijarṣabhaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Having penetrated into the very midst of the armies, he ranged through all directions. O King, the Bharadvāja-born, best of Brahmins—Droṇācārya—was the protector of your host, moving within the Pāṇḍava forces as a guardian of the Kaurava cause amid the chaos of war.
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