Mahabharata 7.21.1 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 21, Shloka 1
द्रोणविक्रमदर्शनम् / The Display of Droṇa’s Onslaught and the Debate on Pāṇḍava Regrouping
(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका १ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ६४ “लोक हैं।) पम्प बछ। आर: एकविशो< ध्याय: द्रोणाचार्यके द्वारा सत्यजित
sañjaya uvāca | tato yudhiṣṭhiro droṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā antikam upāgatam | mahatā śaravarṣeṇa pratyagṛhṇād abhītavat ||
संजय म्हणाला—त्यानंतर युधिष्ठिराने द्रोणाचार्य जवळ येताना पाहून, जणू काही निर्भयच, बाणांचा प्रचंड वर्षाव करून त्यांना रोखले।
संजय उवाच
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The verse foregrounds steadfastness in one’s duty under pressure: Yudhiṣṭhira does not collapse into fear before a superior and revered opponent, but responds with controlled martial action, embodying kṣatriya resolve amid ethical tension.
Droṇa advances close toward Yudhiṣṭhira in battle; Yudhiṣṭhira counters by unleashing a heavy volley of arrows, meeting the approach head-on rather than retreating.
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