Shloka 29
दुर्योधन-कर्ण-संवादः
Duryodhana–Karna Dialogue on Vyūha-bheda and Daiva
अथान्यद् धनुरादाय शैशुपालिमीहारथ: । विव्याध सायकैद्रोणं कड़कबर्हिणवाजितै:,यह देख महारथी शिशुपालकुमारने दूसरा धनुष हाथमें लेकर कंक और मोरकी पाँखोंसे युक्त बाणोंद्वारा द्रोणाचार्यकोी घायल कर दिया
athānyad dhanur ādāya śaiśupālimahārathaḥ | vivyādha sāyakair droṇaṃ kaṅka-barhiṇa-vājitaiḥ ||
सञ्जय उवाच—अथान्यद् धनुरादाय शैशुपालिर्महारथः कङ्कबर्हिणवाजितैः सायकैर्द्रोणं विव्याध।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the tension between personal reverence and battlefield duty: even a venerable teacher like Droṇa becomes a legitimate target under kṣatriya-dharma, and warriors must act decisively within the harsh ethics of war.
Sañjaya reports that Śiśupāla’s son, an elite chariot-warrior, switches to another bow and wounds Droṇācārya with feathered arrows (heron- and peacock-plumed), emphasizing speed, skill, and relentless engagement in combat.