Shloka 47
द्रोणविक्रमदर्शनम् / The Display of Droṇa’s Onslaught and the Debate on Pāṇḍava Regrouping
ते द्रोणं सहिता: शूरा: सर्वतः प्रत्यवारयन् । गभस्तिभिरिवादित्यं तपन्तं भुवनं यथा
te droṇaṃ sahitāḥ śūrāḥ sarvataḥ pratyavārayan | gabhastibhir ivādityaṃ tapantaṃ bhuvanaṃ yathā ||
サञ्जयは語った。勇士たちは一つに結び、四方からドローナを押しとどめた――万界を灼く太陽が、自らの光線に取り巻かれているように。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how immense power (Droṇa, likened to the scorching sun) can be met not merely by individual valor but by disciplined unity and coordinated restraint. Ethically, it suggests that in a dharmic struggle, unchecked force must be contained through collective responsibility and strategic cooperation.
In the Drona Parva battle sequence, a group of brave warriors, acting together, surround and check Droṇa on all sides. Sañjaya describes this containment through a vivid simile: as the blazing sun is encompassed by its own rays, so Droṇa is hemmed in by the warriors closing in around him.