Shloka 7
द्रोणपुत्रस्याग्नेयास्त्रप्रयोगः — अर्जुनस्य ब्राह्मास्त्रप्रतिघातः — व्यासोपदेशः
Aśvatthāmā’s Agneyāstra, Arjuna’s Brāhmāstra Counter, and Vyāsa’s Instruction
त॑ द्रोणग: पञ्चविंशत्या विद्ध्वा भारत संयुगे । चिच्छेदान्येन भल्लेन धनुरस्य महास्वनम्,भरतनन्दन! तब द्रोणाचार्यने युद्धस्थलमें धृष्टद्युम्मको पचीस बाणोंसे घायल करके एक-दूसरे भल्लके द्वारा उनके घोर टंकार करनेवाले धनुषको काट दिया
tataḥ droṇaḥ pañcaviṃśatyā viddhvā bhārata saṃyuge | ciccheda anyena bhallena dhanur asya mahāsvanam, bharatanandana ||
Sañjaya said: Then Droṇa, O descendant of Bharata, struck him with twenty-five arrows in the thick of battle; and with another broad-headed shaft he cut down his great, thunder-sounding bow—thus disabling his power to fight and turning skill into restraint through superior mastery of arms.
संजय उवाच