Shloka 41
चिक्षेप भुजगेन्द्राभां क्रुद्धों द्रोणरथं प्रति साथ ही क्रोधमें भरे हुए राजा द्रुपदने लोहेकी बनी हुई स्वर्णभूषित भयंकर शक्ति, जो नागराजके समान प्रतीत होती थी, द्रोणाचार्यपर चलायी || ४० ई ।। ततो भल्लै: सुनिशितैश्छित्त्वा तांस्तोमरान् दश
sañjaya uvāca |
acikṣepa bhujagendrābhāṁ kruddho droṇarathaṁ prati |
sa hi krodhamayaḥ rājā drupado lohamayīṁ suvarṇabhūṣitāṁ bhayāṅkarāṁ śaktiṁ nāgarājasamaprabhaṁ droṇācārye prāhiṇot ||
tato bhallaiḥ suniśitaiś chittvā tāṁ stomarān daśa ||
Sanjaya said: Enraged, King Drupada hurled toward Droṇa’s chariot a dreadful iron spear, adorned with gold and seeming like the king of serpents. In the moral atmosphere of the war, the scene underscores how wrath drives even great kings to seek decisive violence against a formidable foe. Then, with razor-sharp bhalla arrows, Droṇa cut down that weapon—and (in continuation) severed ten javelins as well.
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