Mahabharata 7.202.40 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 202, Shloka 40
ततो बाणमयं वर्ष द्रोणपुत्रस्य मूर्थनि । अवासृजदमेयात्मा पाज्चाल्यो रथिनां वर:
tato bāṇamayaṃ varṣaṃ droṇaputrasya mūrdhani | avāsṛjad ameyātmā pāñcālyo rathināṃ varaḥ ||
Wika ni Sanjaya: Pagdaka, ang prinsipe ng Pāñcāla na si Dhṛṣṭadyumna—may di-masukat na diwa at pinakadakila sa mga mandirigmang nakasakay sa karwahe—ay nagpaulan ng mga palaso sa ulo ng anak ni Droṇa (Aśvatthāmā).
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The verse highlights the relentless momentum of kṣatriya warfare: excellence, resolve, and tactical aggression are exercised as part of battlefield duty. Ethically, it underscores the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension—dharma in war is not serene; it is enacted amid violence, rivalry, and the necessity to confront formidable opponents.
Sañjaya reports that Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the Pāñcāla prince and a leading chariot-fighter, begins a fierce assault by showering Aśvatthāmā (Droṇa’s son) with a dense volley of arrows, striking toward his head—signaling an intensification of their combat.
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