Mahabharata 7.112.15 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 112, Shloka 15
द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः
Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order
धृष्टद्युम्नं च पाउचाल्यमिदमाह जनाधिप:
sañjaya uvāca | dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca pāñcālyam idam āha janādhipaḥ | "trupadanandana! tiṣṭhasi kim? tūrṇam eva droṇācāryeṇa saha yudhyasva, droṇam abhidhāva. na paśyasi kiṃ droṇataḥ asmāsu ghoraṃ bhayam upasthitam" iti |
ಆಮೇಲೆ ಜನಾಧಿಪ ರಾಜನು ಪಾಂಚಾಲಕುಮಾರ ಧೃಷ್ಟದ್ಯುಮ್ನನಿಗೆ ಹೀಗೆಂದನು—“ತ್ರುಪದನಂದನ! ಏಕೆ ನಿಂತಿದ್ದೀಯ? ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ದ್ರೋಣಾಚಾರ್ಯನ ಮೇಲೆ ಧಾವಿಸು. ದ್ರೋಣನ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದ ನಮಗೆ ಘೋರ ಭಯ ಎದುರಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂಬುದು ನಿನಗೆ ಕಾಣುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲವೇ?”
संजय उवाच
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In the battlefield context, the verse highlights kshatriya leadership under crisis: hesitation is censured, and decisive action is urged when a grave threat endangers one’s side. Ethically, it frames courage and prompt duty-performance as necessary responses to fear and danger.
Sanjaya reports that the king addresses Dhrishtadyumna, urging him not to stand idle but to immediately charge at Acharya Drona, because Drona’s prowess has created intense fear and peril for their forces.
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