Shloka 28
द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः
Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order
द्रोणस्य च व्यदृश्यन्त विसर्पन्तो महाशरा: । गभस्तय इवार्कस्य प्रतपन्त: समन्ततः
droṇasya ca vyadṛśyanta visar panto mahāśarāḥ | gabhastaya ivārkasya pratapantaḥ samantataḥ ||
द्रोणस्य च व्यदृश्यन्त विसर्पन्तो महाशराः । गभस्तय इवार्कस्य प्रतपन्तः समन्ततः ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how concentrated martial power can become all-pervading and oppressive, symbolized by sunlike heat. Ethically, it invites reflection on the responsibility that accompanies strength: prowess may win battles, but its indiscriminate spread intensifies suffering and tests adherence to dharma amid chaos.
Sañjaya describes Droṇa’s assault: mighty arrows are visibly streaming outward in every direction, burning and overwhelming the battlefield like the sun’s rays. It is a vivid report of Droṇa’s dominance at that moment in the fighting.