Mahabharata 7.21.62 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 21, Shloka 62
द्रोणविक्रमदर्शनम् / The Display of Droṇa’s Onslaught and the Debate on Pāṇḍava Regrouping
सात्यकिं चेकितानं च धृष्टद्युम्मशिखण्डिनौ । वार्थक्षेमिं चैत्रसेनिं सेनाबिन्दुं सुवर्चसम्
sātyakiṃ cekitānaṃ ca dhṛṣṭadyumnam śikhaṇḍinau | vārthakṣemiṃ caitraseniṃ senābinduṃ suvarcasam ||
Sinabi ni Sanjaya: Sa kasagsagan ng labanan, si Droṇācārya—bagaman napaliligiran ng mga Kaurava—ay nanaig laban kina Sātyaki, Cekitāna, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, at Śikhaṇḍin, gayundin kina Vārthakṣemi, ang anak ni Citraseṇa, Senābindu, Suvarcas, at marami pang haring mula sa iba’t ibang lupain. Ipinapakita ng sipi ang madilim na pag-igting ng digmaan: ang galing at estratehiya ay kayang supilin maging ang mga bantog na bayani, habang tumitindi ang tensiyong moral ng pakikipaglaban sa gitna ng pinagtatalunang katapatan.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights the harsh reality of war: even celebrated heroes can be checked by superior command and circumstance. Ethically, it points to the tension within kṣatriya-dharma—valor and duty operate within a tragic field where victory does not necessarily resolve righteousness, but intensifies the moral weight of continued fighting.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa, supported and surrounded by the Kaurava formation, overpowers a list of major Pāṇḍava-aligned warriors—Sātyaki, Cekitāna, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Śikhaṇḍin, and others—along with many kings from different regions, indicating Droṇa’s dominance in that phase of the battle.
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