Mahabharata 7.32.39 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 32, Shloka 39
Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam
Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32
ते त्वार्यधर्मसंरब्धा दुर्निवारा दुरासदा:
te tv āryadharmasaṃrabdhā durnivārā durāsadāḥ
संजय म्हणाला—आर्यधर्माने प्रेरित व बांधलेले ते वीर आवरता येणे कठीण, आणि त्यांच्याजवळ जाणेही दुर्धर—युद्धाच्या गर्दीत जे धर्म्य मानले, त्यासाठी ते अढळ होते।
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights how commitment to ārya-dharma—one’s perceived noble duty—can make warriors unwavering: ethically motivated resolve can render a person difficult to deter, for good or ill, especially in a battlefield context.
Sanjaya describes a group of fighters as driven by their sense of honorable duty; consequently they are portrayed as unstoppable and formidable—hard to restrain and hard to confront—within the ongoing combat of the Droṇa Parva.
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