Shloka 453
Śiva’s Battlefield Manifestation and Vyāsa’s Śatarudrīya Exposition (शिवप्रादुर्भावः शतरुद्रीयव्याख्यानम्)
चिच्छेद धनुषस्तूर्ण ज्यां शरेण शितेन ह । महाराज! उधर धृष्टद्युम्नने तीन बाणोंसे द्रोणाचार्यको बींधकर तुरंत ही तीखे बाणसे उनके धनुषकी प्रत्यंचा काट डाली
ciccheda dhanuṣas tūrṇaṁ jyāṁ śareṇa śitena ha | mahārāja, udhar dhṛṣṭadyumnena trīn bāṇaiḥ droṇācāryaṁ vidhya tatkṣaṇam eva tīvreṇa śareṇa tasya dhanuṣo jyā cicchide ||
サンジャヤは言った。「大王よ。かなたでドリシュタデュムナは三本の矢でドローナ・アーチャールヤを射貫き、さらにその刹那、鋭い一矢で彼の弓の弦を断ち切った。戦の道義的緊張の中で、この行為は戦術上の切迫—恐るべき師にして戦士を武装解除し、さらなる殺戮を抑えるため—を示すと同時に、ダルマが戦場で争われるとき暴力が帯びる悲劇的必然をも浮き彫りにする。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of restraining a dangerous opponent by disarming rather than merely trading blows. It reflects the grim dharmic complexity of Kurukṣetra: decisive action is taken to prevent greater harm, even when directed against a revered teacher-warrior.
Sañjaya reports that Dṛṣṭadyumna first wounds Droṇa with three arrows and then immediately cuts Droṇa’s bowstring with a sharp arrow, temporarily disabling Droṇa’s ability to shoot.