Mahabharata 7.105.6 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 105, Shloka 6
Duryodhana Seeks Droṇa’s Counsel; Imperative to Protect Jayadratha; Pāñcāla Assault on Duryodhana
अदृष्टपूर्व पश्यामि शिलानामिव सर्पणम् | त्वया सम्प्रेषिता: पार्थ नार्थ कुर्वन्ति पत्रिण:
adṛṣṭapūrvaṁ paśyāmi śilānām iva sarpaṇam | tvayā sampreṣitāḥ pārtha nārthaṁ kurvanti patriṇaḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Pārtha, hari ini aku menyaksikan sesuatu yang belum pernah kulihat—seakan-akan batu pun bergerak. Anak panah yang kau lepaskan tidak mencapai tujuannya.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the greatest human skill can be rendered ineffective by overpowering circumstances—suggesting the limits of personal prowess and the role of destiny/karma in war; ethical reflection arises when outcomes no longer match effort.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that an unprecedented reversal is occurring on the battlefield: Arjuna’s arrows, normally unfailing, are not producing their intended effect, as astonishing as stones seeming to move.
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