Mahabharata 7.99.27 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 99, Shloka 27
अध्याय ९९ — युयुधान-दुःशासन-युद्धम्
Chapter 99: Sātyaki and Duḥśāsana’s engagement
खड्गेन चरतस्तस्य शोणाश्वानधितिष्ठत: । न ददर्शान्तरं द्रोणस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्
khaḍgena caratastasya śoṇāśvān adhitiṣṭhataḥ | na dadarśāntaraṃ droṇas tad adbhutam ivābhavat ||
लाल घोड्यांवर उभा राहून तलवार फिरवणाऱ्या धृष्टद्युम्नावर प्रहार करण्यासाठी द्रोणाचार्यांना किंचितही संधी दिसली नाही; ते जणू अद्भुतच घडले.
संजय उवाच
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Even consummate mastery can be checked when no tactical opening presents itself; in battle, success depends not only on strength and intent but on timing, positioning, and circumstance.
Sañjaya describes a combat moment where Droṇa, seeking to strike Dhṛṣṭadyumna, cannot find any gap in his defense as the opponent moves dynamically with sword in hand while positioned upon red horses.
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