Shloka 1
द्रोणपुत्रस्याग्नेयास्त्रप्रयोगः — अर्जुनस्य ब्राह्मास्त्रप्रतिघातः — व्यासोपदेशः
Aśvatthāmā’s Agneyāstra, Arjuna’s Brāhmāstra Counter, and Vyāsa’s Instruction
संजय कहते हैं--महाराज! जिस समय वह भयंकर घमासान युद्ध चल रहा था, उसी समय धृष्टट्युम्नने द्रोणाचार्यपर चढ़ाई की
sañjaya uvāca—mahārāja! yasmin samaye sa bhayaṅkaraḥ ghamāsāna-yuddhaḥ pravartamāna āsīt, tasminn eva samaye dhṛṣṭadyumno droṇācārye prati āruroha (abhyapatat).
सञ्जय उवाच—महाराज! यदा स भयानकः सर्वभक्षो रणसङ्ग्रामः प्रवृत्तः, तदैव धृष्टद्युम्नो द्रोणाचार्यं प्रति अभ्यधावत्।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a decisive wartime confrontation: even revered figures like a teacher (Drona) become targets when dharma is contested on the battlefield, highlighting the harsh ethical tension between personal reverence and kshatriya duty in total war.
During an intense phase of the Kurukshetra battle, Dhrishtadyumna advances directly to attack Dronacharya, as reported by Sanjaya to King Dhritarashtra.