Shloka 46
Śiva’s Battlefield Manifestation and Vyāsa’s Śatarudrīya Exposition (शिवप्रादुर्भावः शतरुद्रीयव्याख्यानम्)
तन्निधाय धनुर्भूमौ द्रोण: क्षत्रियमर्दन:
tan nidhāya dhanur bhūmau droṇaḥ kṣatriya-mardanaḥ
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ໂດຣນະ—ຜູ້ບົດຂະຫຍີ້ນນັກຮົບ—ໄດ້ວາງຄັນທະນູລົງເທິງພື້ນ ແລ້ວຢຸດນິ່ງຊົ່ວຄາວ. ທ່າທາງນີ້ຊີ້ເຖິງການປ່ຽນແປງອັນສຳຄັນໃນດ້ານຈິດໃຈແລະສິນທຳຂອງສົງຄາມ: ການວາງອາວຸດລົງຊົ່ວຄາວ ອາດເປັນນິມິດແຫ່ງຄວາມເມື່ອຍລ້າ, ການຍັບຍັ້ງ, ຫຼືການຫັນໃຈເຂົ້າສູ່ພາຍໃນ ທ່າມກາງພະລະກິດແຫ່ງທຳຂອງກະສັດນັກຮົບ (kṣatriya-dharma).
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, actions like laying aside a weapon can mark a moral inflection—suggesting restraint, fatigue, or a deliberate pause—reminding readers that kṣatriya-duty is not merely violence but disciplined conduct under extreme pressure.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa places his bow on the ground, indicating a brief cessation or change in his immediate combat posture, often read as a significant moment within the unfolding battle events of Droṇa Parva.