Shloka 5
Nārāyaṇāstra-utpātaḥ — Aśvatthāman’s Rallying Roar after Droṇa’s Fall (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय १६७)
कृतवर्मा तु हार्दिक्यो युधिष्िरमुपाद्रवत् । द्रोणं प्रति समायान्तं मत्तो मत्तमिव द्विपम्,जैसे मतवाला हाथी किसी मतवाले हाथीपर आक्रमण कर रहा हो, उसी प्रकार युधिष्ठिरको द्रोणाचार्यपर धावा करते देख हृदिकपुत्र कृतवर्माने आगे बढ़कर उन्हें रोका
kṛtavarmā tu hārdikyo yudhiṣṭhiram upādravat | droṇaṃ prati samāyāntaṃ matto mattam iva dvipam ||
Sañjaya said: Hārdikya Kṛtavarmā rushed to check Yudhiṣṭhira, who was charging toward Droṇa—like a maddened elephant surging against another maddened elephant. The moment frames the battlefield ethic of interception: a warrior steps forward to block an oncoming assault, not by counsel but by force, as duty to his side in war.
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