Mahabharata 7.186.9 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 186, Shloka 9
पदाताश्च रणे द्रोणं पातयन्तु महारथम् । “इसी प्रकार हमारे समस्त रथी, हाथी-घोड़ोंकी जो कुछ भी सेना अवशिष्ट है वह और पैदल सैनिक--ये सभी रणभूमिमें महारथी द्रोणाचार्यको मार गिरावें” ।।
sañjaya uvāca | padātāś ca raṇe droṇaṃ pātayantu mahāratham | tathājñaptās tu te sarve pāṇḍavena mahātmanā ||
Sañjaya nói: “Hãy để bộ binh trong trận chiến quật ngã Droṇa, vị đại xa chiến ấy.” Được người con cao thượng của Pāṇḍu truyền lệnh, tất cả—từ chiến sĩ xa chiến đến bộ binh, cùng phần quân còn lại—đều dốc sức trên chiến địa, quyết hạ Droṇācārya.
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The verse highlights the harsh moral complexity of war: strategic necessity can demand targeting a decisive leader even when he is a venerable teacher. It points to the tension between reverence (for Droṇa as guru) and the perceived duty to end a destructive conflict by neutralizing its strongest pillar.
Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍava side issues a command for the infantry and remaining forces to focus their attack on Droṇa, the foremost Kaurava commander. The army, following the order, moves to concentrate force against him on the battlefield.
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