Shloka 11
द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः
Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order
विषण्णवदनश्चापि युयुधानो5भवन्नूप । भारद्वाजं रणे दृष्टवा विसृजन्तं शितान् शरान्
viṣaṇṇavadanaś cāpi yuyudhāno 'bhavan nṛpa | bhāradvājaṃ raṇe dṛṣṭvā visṛjantaṃ śitān śarān ||
サンジャヤは言った。「王よ、ユユダーナもまた、戦場でバーラドヴァージャが鋭い矢を容赦なく放ち続けるのを見て、顔色を曇らせた。あの猛々しく途切れぬ射撃は彼の胸を重くし、圧倒的な武の冴えと戦の暗い奔流の前では、勇者といえども揺らぎ得ることを示した。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the psychological and ethical weight of warfare: even renowned warriors may falter inwardly when faced with relentless violence. It implicitly underscores the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension between kṣatriya duty and the human cost of battle.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna) becomes visibly dejected upon seeing Droṇa (called Bhāradvāja) in the thick of battle, continuously shooting sharp arrows—an image of Droṇa’s overwhelming martial dominance at that moment.