Mahabharata 7.13.25 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 13, Shloka 25
Droṇa’s sweeping assault and the Abhimanyu–Jayadratha close-quarters episode (द्रोणस्य भीषणव्यचरितम् / सौभद्र-जयद्रथ-संनिपातः)
तेन मुक्ता: शरा घोरा विचेरु: सर्वतोदिशम् । त्रासयन्तो महाराज पाण्डवेयस्य वाहिनीम्
tena muktāḥ śarā ghorā viceruḥ sarvato diśam | trāsayanto mahārāja pāṇḍaveyasya vāhinīm | āptair āśu parijñātaṃ bhāradvāja-cikīrṣitam |
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—മഹാരാജാവേ! അവൻ വിട്ട ഭയങ്കര അമ്പുകൾ എല്ലാ ദിക്കുകളിലുമായി പായ்ந்து പാണ്ഡവസേനയെ ഭീതിയിലാഴ്ത്തി. കൂടാതെ വിശ്വസ്ത വിവരദാതാക്കളിലൂടെ യുദ്ധിഷ്ഠിരൻ ഭാരദ്വാജപുത്രൻ ദ്രോണന്റെ ഉദ്ദേശം വേഗത്തിൽ അറിഞ്ഞു.
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Even in a righteous cause, dharma must be protected through alert leadership and prudent strategy; timely, trustworthy intelligence can prevent the collapse of moral order when adversaries target key figures.
Droṇa’s fierce arrow-shower spreads across the battlefield, frightening the Pāṇḍava forces, while Yudhiṣṭhira quickly learns—via reliable informants—Droṇa’s intended move (notably, the plan to seize him).
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