Shloka 75
अध्याय ८० — मध्यंदिन-रणवृत्तान्तः
Yudhiṣṭhira–Śrutāyu encounter; Cekitāna–Gautama clash; Abhimanyu pressure; Arjuna’s redeployment
द्रोणाचार्यके पैने बाणोंसे पीड़ित हुई वह सेना विक्षुब्ध महासागरके समान वहीं चक्कर काटने लगी ।।
sañjaya uvāca |
droṇācāryakaiḥ painaiḥ bāṇaiḥ pīḍitā sā senā vikṣubdha-mahāsāgara-samānaiva tatraiva cakraṃ kāṭayām āsa ||
tathā dṛṣṭvā ca tat sainyaṃ jahaṣe tāvakaṃ balam |
dṛṣṭvā cācāryaṃ susaṅkruddhaṃ patantaṃ ripu-vāhinīm |
cukruśuḥ sarvato yodhāḥ sādhu sādhv iti bhārata ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: Pinahirapan at tinamaan ng matatalim na palaso ni Droṇa, ang hukbong iyon ay nagsimulang umikot-ikot sa kinatatayuan, gaya ng malawak na dagat na marahas na nagngangalit. Nang makita iyon, nagalak ang inyong mga kawal. Nang masdan nila ang gurong si Droṇa, nag-aalab sa poot, na sumasalpok sa hanay ng kaaway habang ang hukbo ng mga Pāṇḍava ay umurong, ang lahat ng inyong mandirigma sa bawat panig ay sumigaw: “Mabuti! Mabuti!”, O Bharata.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how battlefield momentum and charismatic leadership (Drona’s furious charge) can sway collective emotion—turning violence into an occasion for celebration. It invites reflection on the ethical tension in war: tactical success earns applause, yet the same acts intensify the sorrowful reality of fratricidal conflict.
Drona’s sharp arrows batter the opposing host so severely that it churns in confusion like a storm-tossed ocean. Seeing Drona enraged and pressing hard into the enemy while the Pandava ranks give ground, the Kaurava warriors rejoice and shout ‘sādhu, sādhu’ in praise of him.