Mahabharata 7.21.35 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 21, Shloka 35
द्रोणविक्रमदर्शनम् / The Display of Droṇa’s Onslaught and the Debate on Pāṇḍava Regrouping
तस्य विद्युदिवा भ्रेषु चापं हेमपरिष्कृतम् । दिक्षु सर्वासु पश्यामो द्रोणस्पामिततेजस:
tasya vidyudivā bhreṣu cāpaṁ hemapariṣkṛtam | dikṣu sarvāsu paśyāmo droṇasyāmitatejasaḥ ||
जशी मेघांत वीज चमकते, तशीच आम्ही अमिततेजस्वी द्रोणाचार्यांचे सुवर्णभूषित धनुष्य सर्व दिशांत झळाळताना पाहत होतो।
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The verse highlights how overwhelming power and brilliance in war can pervade all ‘directions’—not only physically but psychologically—reminding the listener that martial excellence carries grave ethical weight when deployed in a dharma-conflicted battle.
Sañjaya narrates to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the battlefield scene: Droṇa’s gold-ornamented bow is seen flashing everywhere, compared to lightning in clouds, emphasizing Droṇa’s formidable presence and the terror-inspiring momentum of his actions.
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