Mahabharata 7.191.17 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 191, Shloka 17
द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां यमौ सार्थ रथाभ्यां रथपुड़्वौ । समासक्तौ ततो द्रोणं धृष्टद्युम्नो 5 भ्यवर्तत
dvābhyāṁ dvābhyāṁ yamau sārtha rathābhyāṁ rathapuṅgavau | samāsaktau tato droṇaṁ dhṛṣṭadyumno 'bhyavartata ||
సంజయుడు పలికెను—రథయోధుల్లో శ్రేష్ఠులైన యమజులు నకులుడు, సహదేవుడు ఇద్దరిద్దరుగా కౌరవ రథయోధులతో పోరాడసాగారు; అంతలోనే ధృష్టద్యుమ్నుడు ద్రోణాచార్యుని ఎదుటికి చేరాడు.
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The verse highlights disciplined engagement in one’s assigned role (kṣatriya-duty) and the ethical weight of confronting revered figures in war. It frames battle not as chaos but as ordered responsibility—pairs matched, commanders advancing—while foreshadowing the moral tension of opposing a teacher like Droṇa.
Nakula and Sahadeva, the twin Pāṇḍavas, are fighting Kaurava chariot-warriors in paired engagements. At the same time, Dhṛṣṭadyumna advances directly toward Droṇa, setting up a major confrontation central to the Drona Parva’s unfolding events.
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