Shloka 53
तां द्रोणो नवभिवणिश्रिच्छेद युधि भारत । पार्षत॑ च महेष्वासं पीडयामास संयुगे,भारत! द्रोणाचार्यने युद्धस्थलमें नौ बाण मारकर उस शक्तिके टुकड़े-टुकड़े कर दिये और महाथनुर्धर धृष्टद्युम्मनको भी उस रणक्षेत्रमें बहुत पीड़ित किया
sañjaya uvāca | tāṃ droṇo navabhir bāṇaiś ciccheda yudhi bhārata | pārṣataṃ ca maheṣvāsaṃ pīḍayāmāsa saṃyuge ||
サンジャヤは言った。「おおバーラタよ、戦のただ中でドローナは九本の矢でその武器を切り裂き、粉々にした。さらに同じ合戦において、偉大なる弓の使い手ドリシュタデュムナを戦場で激しく圧迫し、苦しめた。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh moral landscape of war: mastery and adherence to a warrior’s duty can manifest as decisive violence, producing real suffering. It invites reflection on how dharma in a battlefield context often operates through skillful action with grave consequences.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa, during the Kurukṣetra battle, shatters a weapon (previously mentioned) using nine arrows and then vigorously attacks and troubles Dhṛṣṭadyumna (son of Pṛṣata), a renowned archer, in the ongoing fight.