Shloka 21
द्रोणेन युगपद् राजन् दिवं सम्प्रापितौ शरै: । राजन्! दो चमकते हुए ग्रहोंके समान नरश्रेष्ठ रोचमान, जो एक ही नामके दो भाई थे, द्रोणाचार्यके द्वारा बाणोंसे एक साथ ही स्वर्गलोक पहुँचा दिये गये ।। नृपाश्च प्रतियुध्यन्त: पराक्रान्ता विशाम्पते
sañjaya uvāca | droṇena yugapad rājan divaṃ samprāpitau śaraiḥ | rājan! dvi camakate hue grahoṃke samāna naraśreṣṭha rocamāna, jo eka hī nāmake dvi bhrātarau the, droṇācāryake dvārā bāṇoṃse eka sātha hī svargaloka pahuṃcā diye gaye || nṛpāś ca pratiyudhyantaḥ parākrāntā viśāmpate |
सञ्जय उवाच—द्रोणेन युगपद् राजन् दिवं सम्प्रापितौ शरैः। नृपाश्च प्रतियुध्यन्तः पराक्रान्ता विशाम्पते॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s war-ethic: in the kṣatriya arena, valor and death are intertwined, and a warrior’s fall is framed as ‘going to heaven’—a narrative way of honoring martial duty while also reminding the listener of life’s fragility and the relentless momentum of battle.
Sañjaya reports to the king that Droṇācārya simultaneously strikes down two radiant, eminent warriors—two brothers sharing the same name—sending them to the heavenly world; meanwhile, other kings continue to engage fiercely in the ongoing combat.