Shloka 17
अभ्यवर्तत वेगेन मर्तव्यमिति निश्चित: । महारथी द्रोणाचार्यने मरनेका निश्चय करके उन समस्त आक्रमणकारियोंका बड़े वेगसे सामना किया ।। प्रयाते सत्यसंधे तु समकम्पत मेदिनी
abhyávartata végena martavyam iti niścitaḥ | mahārathī droṇācāryaḥ maraṇe kaṃ niścayaṃ kṛtvā tān sarvān ākramaṇakārīn bṛhad-vegena samamukhat | prayāte satyasaṃdhe tu samakampata medinī ||
Sañjaya berkata: Setelah menetapkan bahawa maut tidak dapat dielakkan, maharathi Droṇācārya—dengan tekad yang teguh walau di ambang kematian—menerpa ke hadapan dengan kelajuan besar untuk menghadapi semua penyerang itu. Dan ketika wira yang setia pada ikrar kebenaran itu mara, bumi seakan bergetar—menandakan beratnya makna dharma dan gema kosmik saat itu dalam perang.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast resolve in the face of inevitable mortality: a warrior, accepting death as certain, still acts decisively according to his role and commitment. It also frames such resolve as ethically and cosmically significant, hinted by the trembling earth.
Sañjaya describes Droṇācārya, an elite chariot-warrior, charging at great speed to meet multiple attackers after deciding that death is unavoidable. As the truth-bound hero advances, the earth is said to tremble, marking the intensity and portent of the moment.