Shloka 31
द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः
Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order
महाराज! सौ केकययोद्धाओंको मारकर शेष सैनिकोंको चारों ओर खदेड़नेके पश्चात् द्रोणाचार्य मुँह बाये हुए यमराजके समान खड़े हो गये
sañjaya uvāca | mahārāja! sau kekayayoddhān mārayitvā śeṣa-sainikān caturdiśaṁ khādayitvā tato droṇācāryo yamarāja iva mukhabāya sthito 'bhavat |
サञ्जयは言った。「大王よ。ケーカヤの戦士百人を討ち、残る兵を四方へ追い散らしたのち、ドローナ阿闍梨はその場に、口を大きく開けて、死の主ヤマのごとく立ち尽くした。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war, even when pursued as kṣatriya-duty, can assume a death-like inevitability: a great warrior’s force becomes comparable to Yama. Ethically, it invites reflection on the gravity of violence and the responsibility borne by leaders whose actions scatter and break ordinary soldiers.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Droṇa has killed a hundred Kekaya fighters and routed the rest, scattering them in all directions. Droṇa then stands on the battlefield in a terrifying posture, likened to Yamarāja, emphasizing his dominance and the panic among opposing troops.