Shloka 48
ताञउछराउ्छरघातेन चिच्छेद स महारथ: । द्रोणो द्रुपदपुत्राय प्राहिणोत् पडच सायकान्,तदनन्तर महारथी द्रोणने अपने बाणोंके आघातसे धृष्टद्युम्नके सारे बाणोंको काट दिया और टद्रुपदपुत्रपर पाँच बाण चलाये
tāñ śaraugha-ghātena ciccheda sa mahārathaḥ | droṇo drupada-putrāya prāhiṇot pañca sāyakān |
Sañjaya berkata: Dengan hujan anak panah yang rapat, pahlawan kereta perang agung itu mematahkan semua panah Dṛṣṭadyumna. Lalu Droṇa, mengalihkan bidikannya kepada putera Drupada, melepaskan lima anak panah tajam—lambang kemahiran perang yang berdisiplin di tengah peperangan yang tidak mengenal henti dan sarat pertentangan moral.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds disciplined skill and strategic focus in warfare: Droṇa neutralizes the opponent’s attack before counterattacking. Ethically, it reflects the Mahābhārata’s tension—excellence in kṣatriya conduct (martial mastery) unfolding within a tragic conflict where right action is complex and contested.
In the battle, Droṇa intercepts and cuts down Dṛṣṭadyumna’s incoming arrows with his own concentrated volley, then immediately shoots five arrows at Dṛṣṭadyumna (Drupada’s son), continuing the duel’s escalation.