Shloka 16
Adhyāya 78 — Bhīṣma’s Advance, Duryodhana’s Rally, and Concurrent Duels (भीष्मस्याभ्युद्यमः, दुर्योधनस्योत्साहवचनम्, विविधयुद्धवर्णनम्)
तस्य तुण्डे महेष्वासो भारद्वाजो व्यरोचत । अश्वत्थामा कृपश्चैव चक्षुरासीन्नरेश्वर,उसकी चोंचके स्थानमें महाधनुर्धर द्रोणाचार्य सुशोभित हुए। नरेश्वर! अश्वत्थामा और कृपाचार्य नेत्रोंके स्थानमें खड़े हुए
tasya tuṇḍe maheṣvāso bhāradvājo vyarocata | aśvatthāmā kṛpaś caiva cakṣur āsīn nareśvara ||
サンジャヤは言った。「その陣の“くちばし”には、大弓手バーラドヴァージャ—すなわちドローナ・アーチャーリヤ—がひときわ輝いて立っていた。王よ、アシュヴァッターマンとクリパ・アーチャーリヤは“両眼”の位置に配された。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how even venerable teachers and inherited martial knowledge can be absorbed into the machinery of war; it invites reflection on dharma when loyalty and skill are deployed within a destructive conflict.
Sañjaya describes positions within a bird-shaped battle formation: Droṇa occupies the ‘beak’ (the striking front), while Aśvatthāmā and Kṛpa stand as the ‘eyes,’ indicating key tactical placements of elite warriors.