Shloka 7
भीमसेन-द्रोण-संग्रामः
Bhīmasena and Droṇa: Containment, Advance, and Recognition
विमुक्तौ शस्त्रसम्बाधाद् द्रोणानीकात् सुदुर्भिदात् | अदृश्येतां महात्मानौ कालसूर्याविवोदितौ,शस्त्रोंसे भरे हुए आचार्य द्रोणके दुर्भद्य सैन्यव्यूहसे छुटकारा पाकर महात्मा श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुन उदित हुए प्रलयकालके सूर्यके समान दृष्टिगोचर हो रहे थे
sañjaya uvāca | vimuktau śastrasambādhād droṇānīkāt sudurbhidāt | adṛśyetāṃ mahātmānau kālasūryāv ivoditau ||
Sañjaya berkata: Setelah melepaskan diri daripada himpitan senjata dan terlepas daripada susunan bala tentera Droṇa—yang amat sukar ditembusi—dua insan berjiwa agung itu, Kṛṣṇa dan Arjuna, tampak kembali bagaikan matahari yang terbit pada saat pralaya, kehancuran kosmik. Gambaran ini menegaskan sinar kepahlawanan mereka yang menggetarkan, seakan-akan memusnahkan dunia, serta menandai perubahan besar pada arah strategi dan beban moral peperangan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness and purposeful action amid overwhelming violence: even a seemingly impenetrable force can be crossed when resolve, skill, and righteous alignment (here, Kṛṣṇa with Arjuna) converge. The ‘end-time sun’ simile also warns that power in war carries a grave, world-shaking moral weight.
Sañjaya reports that Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna have broken free from the dense crush of weapons and escaped Droṇa’s hard-to-breach battle-array. Once out of that deadly press, they become visible again, appearing dazzling and fearsome—likened to the sun rising at the time of dissolution.