Mahabharata 7.92.10 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 92, Shloka 10
द्रोणपर्व — द्विनवति-तमोऽध्यायः
Sātyaki Pressed by Kauravas; Duryodhana and Kṛtavarmā Engagements
तान् दृष्टवा पततस्तृूणमड्कुशैरभिचोदितान् । व्यालम्बहस्तान् संरब्धान् सपक्षानिव पर्वतान्
tān dṛṣṭvā patatas tūrṇam aṅkuśair abhichoditān | vyālambahastān saṃrabdhān sapakṣān iva parvatān ||
สัญชัยกล่าวว่า—ครั้นเห็นหมู่ช้างพุ่งมาอย่างรวดเร็ว ถูกควาญช้างเร่งด้วยตะขอช้าง งวงชูสูง เดือดดาลดั่งภูเขามีปีก อรชุนผู้ดุจสิงห์ในหมู่มนุษย์จึงเปล่งสิงหนาทกึกก้อง แล้วมิได้หวาดหวั่น ใช้ศรทำลายกองทัพช้างของศัตรูจนสิ้น
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast courage and composure under pressure: even when confronted by a terrifying, fast-charging elephant force, the warrior acts without fear and with focused skill. Ethically, it reflects the kṣatriya ideal of meeting aggression with disciplined resistance rather than panic.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment where enemy elephants, goaded forward with aṅkuśas and charging with raised trunks, surge toward Arjuna. Arjuna responds with a lion-like roar and uses volleys of arrows to rout and destroy the elephant-corps.
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