Mahabharata 7.32.9 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 32, Shloka 9
Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam
Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32
महेष्वासवरैर्गुप्ता द्रोणानीकं बिभित्सव: । समापेतुर्महावीर्या भीमप्रभूतयो रथा:
sañjaya uvāca | maheṣvāsavarair guptā droṇānīkaṃ bibhitsavaḥ | samāpetur mahāvīryā bhīmaprabhūtayo rathāḥ ||
सञ्जय उवाच । महेष्वासवरैर्गुप्ता द्रोणानीकं बिभित्सवः । समापेतुर्महावीर्या भीमप्रभृतयो रथाः ॥ सात्यक्यादयश्चैव महारथ्यः पाण्डुनन्दनाः । माद्रीपुत्रौ नकुलः सहदेवश्च वीर्यवान् ॥ क्रोधसंरक्तमनसो द्रोणसेनां विदारयितुमिच्छन्तः समन्ततः समभ्यधावन् ॥
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights how collective resolve and disciplined courage can confront even a well-protected power. Ethically, it also shows the Mahābhārata’s tension: righteous aims may still unfold through violent means, demanding vigilance about anger (krodha) and the costs of war.
Sañjaya describes the Pāṇḍava-side great chariot-warriors—led by Bhīma—charging together against Droṇa’s guarded battle-array, intent on breaking through and tearing apart Droṇa’s formation despite its protection by elite archers.
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