Shloka 426
Droṇa’s Rebuke to Duryodhana after Jayadratha’s Fall (द्रोणेन दुर्योधनं प्रति प्रत्युक्तिः)
चण्डवातोद्धुतान् मेघान् गिरिरम्बुमुचो यथा । उस समय युद्धमें युधिष्ठिरको पकड़नेकी इच्छावाले द्रोणाचार्यने उन सब योद्धाओंको उसी प्रकार रोक दिया, जैसे प्रचण्ड वायुद्वारा उड़ाये गये जलवर्षी मेघोंको पर्वत रोक देता है
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Sañjaya berkata: Seperti gunung yang menahan awan pembawa hujan yang ditolak ke hadapan oleh angin kencang, Droṇa—yang berhasrat menangkap Yudhiṣṭhira—menyekat dan menghentikan semua pahlawan itu di medan perang.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast resolve and strategic obstruction: focused intent (Dronabcbcs aim at Yudhishthira) can make one a stabilizing, even overwhelming force in conflict. Ethically, it also points to how personal objectives in war can intensify violence and pressure the opposing sidebcbcs dharmic endurance.
Sanjaya describes Drona on the battlefield stopping the advance of multiple warriors while pursuing the specific goal of capturing Yudhishthira. The comparison is to a mountain blocking rain-clouds blown by a strong wind.