Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ — The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall
Book 7, Chapter 164
त॑ दृष्टवा निहतं तत्र सोमदत्तं महारथा: । महता शरवर्षेण युयुधानमुपाद्रवन्,सोमदत्तको मारा गया देख आपके बहुसंख्यक महारथी बाणोंकी भारी वृष्टि करते हुए वहाँ सात्यकिपर टूट पड़े
taṁ dṛṣṭvā nihataṁ tatra somadattaṁ mahārathāḥ | mahatā śaravarṣeṇa yuyudhānam upādravan ||
サンジャヤは言った。そこに大車戦士ソーマダッタが討たれたのを見て、数多の大車の勇士たちは怒りと悲嘆に駆られ、ユユダーナ(サーティヤキ)へ殺到し、激しい矢の雨を浴びせかけた。
संजय उवाच
The verse highlights how warfare amplifies cycles of vengeance: the death of a prominent warrior immediately triggers collective retaliation. Ethically, it points to the tragic momentum of conflict, where loyalty and duty can harden into escalating violence.
After Somadatta is seen slain on the battlefield, a group of great chariot-warriors turns on Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki), attacking him together with an intense barrage of arrows.