Shloka 50
तामापतन्तीं सहसा हेमपट्टवि भूषिताम् । शरै: पञ्चाशता द्रोणो वारयामास संयुगे,उस स्वर्णपत्रविभूषित गदाको सहसा अपनी ओर आती देख द्रोणाचार्यने युद्धस्थलमें पचासों बाण मारकर उसे दूर गिरा दिया
sañjaya uvāca |
tām āpatantīṃ sahasā hemapaṭṭavibhūṣitām |
śaraiḥ pañcāśatā droṇo vārayāmāsa saṃyuge ||
サञ्जयは言った。金の帯と飾りに彩られ、忽ち己に迫り来るそれを見て、ドローナは戦のただ中で五十の矢を浴びせ、その進撃を阻み、退かせた。この場面は戦場の掟を示す――迫る脅威には即応し、力をもって制すること。相手がいかに華麗であろうと、武人は外見に惑わされず、迅速に危険を無力化せねばならぬ。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In the ethics of war (kṣatriya-dharma), a warrior must respond promptly to an imminent attack and restrain danger decisively; outward splendor or ornamentation should not cloud judgment about duty and threat.
Sanjaya describes a combat moment where an ornamented opponent charges suddenly; Drona halts the charge in battle by striking with fifty arrows, forcing the attacker to withdraw or fall back.