Mahabharata 7.166.25 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 166, Shloka 25
Aśvatthāmā’s Lamentation, Vow of Retaliation, and the Manifestation of the Nārāyaṇāstra (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय १६६)
ते यूयं सहिता: सर्वे भृशं यत्ता महारथा: । द्रोणं रक्षत पाञ्चालादू धृष्टद्युम्नान्महारथात्
te yūyaṃ sahitāḥ sarve bhṛśaṃ yattā mahārathāḥ | droṇaṃ rakṣata pāñcālāddhṛṣṭadyumnān mahārathāt ||
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അതുകൊണ്ട് നിങ്ങൾ എല്ലാവരും മഹാരഥന്മാർ ഒന്നിച്ചു നിന്നു പരമശ്രമത്തോടെ പ്രവർത്തിക്കൂ. പാഞ്ചാലനായ മഹാരഥൻ ധൃഷ്ടദ്യുമ്നനിൽ നിന്ന് ദ്രോണാചാര്യനെ രക്ഷിക്കൂ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In a crisis, dharma within one’s role (svadharma) is expressed as disciplined, united effort: the warriors are urged to act collectively and decisively to protect their commander, showing loyalty and responsibility amid the moral strain of war.
Sañjaya reports an urgent instruction to the Kaurava mahārathas: they must unite and vigorously guard Droṇa, who is threatened by Dhṛṣṭadyumna of the Pāñcālas—an enemy champion particularly intent on confronting Droṇa.
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