Shloka 30
Adhyāya 78 — Bhīṣma’s Advance, Duryodhana’s Rally, and Concurrent Duels (भीष्मस्याभ्युद्यमः, दुर्योधनस्योत्साहवचनम्, विविधयुद्धवर्णनम्)
द्रोणस्तु समरे क्रुद्धों भीम॑ नवभिरायसै: । विव्याध समरश्लाघी मर्माण्युद्दिश्य वीर्यवान्
droṇas tu samare kruddho bhīmaṁ navabhir āyasaiḥ | vivyādha samarāślāghī marmāṇy uddiśya vīryavān ||
Sañjaya berkata: Di tengah pertempuran, Droṇa—marah namun berbangga akan keperkasaannya—membidik titik-titik penting Bhīma lalu menikamnya dengan sembilan anak panah bertangkai besi. Adegan ini menegaskan bahawa dalam perang, kemahiran yang disertai amarah boleh menjadi kecederaan yang disengajakan dan tepat sasaran, walaupun terhadap seorang wira utama.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral tension of warfare: expertise and courage can be driven by anger into calculated injury. It invites reflection on restraint (saṁyama) and the ethical burden of using skill to harm, even when war-duty compels combat.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa, furious in the fight, deliberately targets Bhīma’s vital points and strikes him with nine iron arrows, emphasizing Droṇa’s tactical precision and the ferocity of the Kurukṣetra battle.