Shloka 30
दुर्योधन-कर्ण-संवादः
Duryodhana–Karna Dialogue on Vyūha-bheda and Daiva
तस्य द्रोणो हयान् हत्वा चतुर्भिश्चतुर: शरै: । सारथेश्ष॒ शिर: कायाच्चकर्त प्रहसन्निव,द्रोणाचार्यने चार बाणोंसे धृष्टकेतुके चारों घोड़ोंको मारकर उनके सारथिके भी मस्तकको हँसते हुए-से काटकर धड़से अलग कर दिया
tasya droṇo hayān hatvā caturbhiś caturaḥ śaraiḥ | sārathes śiraḥ kāyāc cakarta prahasann iva ||
サञ्जयは語った。ドローナは四本の矢で四頭の馬を射殺し、ついで御者の首を胴から断ち切った—まるで冷ややかな嘲りの笑みを浮かべるかのように。ここには戦場の技の苛烈な効率が示される。武器の熟達はためらいなく振るわれ、戦の道徳的重みは、戦う資源とそれを操る人間とが瞬時に滅ぼされるところに現れる。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh ethical atmosphere of war: extraordinary martial competence can be exercised with chilling detachment. It invites reflection on kṣatriya-duty in battle versus the human cost—how skill and victory often arrive through swift, uncompassionate acts.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa shoots four arrows to kill the four horses of an opponent’s chariot, disabling mobility, and then beheads the charioteer, decisively neutralizing the chariot’s operation.