Shloka 12
द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः
Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order
नरेश्वर! रणक्षेत्रमें पैने बाणोंकी वर्षा करते हुए द्रोणाचार्यको देखकर युयुधानके मुखपर विषाद छा गया ।। तं तु सम्प्रेक्ष्य ते पुत्रा: सैनिकाश्न विशाम्पते । प्रहष्टमणनसो भूत्वा सिंहवद् व्यनदन् मुहुः,प्रजापालक नरेश! उन्हें उस अवस्थामें देखकर आपके पुत्र और सैनिक प्रसन्नचित्त होकर बारंबार सिंहनाद करने लगे
sañjaya uvāca | nareśvara! raṇakṣetre pānaiḥ bāṇaiḥ varṣaṃ kurvāṇaṃ droṇācāryaṃ dṛṣṭvā yuyudhānasya mukhe viṣādaḥ samacchāyata || taṃ tu samprekṣya te putrāḥ sainikāś ca viśāmpate | prahṛṣṭamanaso bhūtvā siṃhavad vyanadan muhuḥ || prajāpālaka nareśa! tān tathāvasthān dṛṣṭvā tava putrāḥ sainikāś ca pramuditacittāḥ san muhur muhuḥ siṃhanādaṃ cakruḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai raja! Melihat Droṇācārya di medan perang menurunkan hujan anak panah yang tajam, wajah Yuyudhāna diselubungi dukacita dan kelesuan. Namun apabila putera-putera tuanku dan bala tenteranya melihatnya dalam keadaan demikian, wahai penghulu manusia, hati mereka menjadi girang; berkali-kali mereka mengaum seperti singa. Wahai pelindung rakyat, mereka menganggap peragaan keganasan Droṇa sebagai tanda kelebihan; dan kegembiraan itu menyingkap bagaimana perang menjadikan keperkasaan suatu tontonan moral—keputusasaan satu pihak menjadi kemenangan pihak yang lain.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral and psychological inversion common in war: the same act of martial prowess (Droṇa’s arrow-storm) produces despair in an opponent (Yuyudhāna) and exhilaration in allies (the Kauravas). It implicitly warns that battlefield success easily becomes a spectacle that inflames pride and hardens hearts, complicating dharmic judgment.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Droṇa is fiercely attacking, raining sharp arrows. Seeing this, Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) becomes downcast. In contrast, Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons and their troops, encouraged by Droṇa’s display, repeatedly roar like lions in celebration.