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Shloka 66

भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः

Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas

तोत्रैरिव महानागं द्रोणं ब्राह्मणपुज्ञवम्‌ । तब उन दोनोंने भी अंकुशोंसे महान्‌ गजराजके समान सीधे जानेवाले तीन-तीन बाणोंद्वारा ब्राह्मणप्रवर द्रोणाचार्यको घायल करके तुरंत बदला चुकाया

totrair iva mahānāgaṃ droṇaṃ brāhmaṇapuṅgavam | śreya eva paraṃ kṛṣṇa loke bhavati sarvataḥ || sātvatāśiromaṇe asmin mahāsamare ’dya māṃ mārayasva | deva niṣpāpa śrīkṛṣṇa tvayā saṃgrāme mārite ’pi saṃsāre sarvato mama paramaṃ kalyāṇam eva bhaviṣyati | sambhāvito ’smi govinda trailokyenādya saṃyuge ||

Sañjaya disse: Como um grande elefante contido por aguilhões, Droṇa, o mais eminente dos brâmanes, foi atingido por flechas retas disparadas em tríades, e os dois guerreiros logo lhe pagaram na mesma moeda. Então uma voz declarou: “Ó Kṛṣṇa, somente o bem supremo surge por toda parte no mundo. Ó joia da coroa dos Sātvatas, nesta grande batalha de hoje, derruba-me. Ó deus, Śrī Kṛṣṇa sem pecado—mesmo que eu seja morto por ti no combate, para mim isso será o supremo bem por todos os lados. Ó Govinda, hoje, neste encontro, sou honrado pelos três mundos.”

तोत्रैःwith goads/whips
तोत्रैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतोत्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
महानागम्a great elephant
महानागम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहानाग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
द्रोणम्Drona
द्रोणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ब्राह्मणपुङ्गवम्the foremost among Brahmins
ब्राह्मणपुङ्गवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मणपुङ्गव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Droṇa
K
Kṛṣṇa
G
Govinda
S
Sātvatas
T
the three worlds (trailokya)
G
goad (totra)
E
elephant (mahānāga)
T
triple arrows (three-by-three shafts)

Educational Q&A

The passage frames death at the hands of Kṛṣṇa as intrinsically auspicious: when one’s end is connected to the divine, the outcome is described as śreyas/kalyāṇa (supreme welfare), suggesting a moral-spiritual valuation beyond mere victory or survival.

In the battle account, Droṇa is compared to a great elephant being checked by goads as he is struck by straight, triple shafts; immediately after, a speaker addresses Kṛṣṇa with intense resolve, asking to be slain in the fight and asserting that such a death would bring ultimate good and honor recognized by the three worlds.