Shloka 66
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
तोत्रैरिव महानागं द्रोणं ब्राह्मणपुज्ञवम् । तब उन दोनोंने भी अंकुशोंसे महान् गजराजके समान सीधे जानेवाले तीन-तीन बाणोंद्वारा ब्राह्मणप्रवर द्रोणाचार्यको घायल करके तुरंत बदला चुकाया
totrair iva mahānāgaṃ droṇaṃ brāhmaṇapuṅgavam | śreya eva paraṃ kṛṣṇa loke bhavati sarvataḥ || sātvatāśiromaṇe asmin mahāsamare ’dya māṃ mārayasva | deva niṣpāpa śrīkṛṣṇa tvayā saṃgrāme mārite ’pi saṃsāre sarvato mama paramaṃ kalyāṇam eva bhaviṣyati | sambhāvito ’smi govinda trailokyenādya saṃyuge ||
三阇耶说道：如同巨象被钩杖所遏，婆罗门之最胜者德罗那，被直飞的三矢连发所中；两位战士立刻以同样的手段回敬于他。随后有声音宣告：“噢，克里希那，世间四方唯有至上之善处处兴起。噢，萨特瓦塔族的冠上明珠，在这场大决战的今日，将我击倒吧。噢，神明、无罪的圣克里希那——纵使我在战斗中死于你手，于我亦是四方皆成的至上福祉。噢，戈文达，今日在此交锋之中，我为三界所尊荣。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage frames death at the hands of Kṛṣṇa as intrinsically auspicious: when one’s end is connected to the divine, the outcome is described as śreyas/kalyāṇa (supreme welfare), suggesting a moral-spiritual valuation beyond mere victory or survival.
In the battle account, Droṇa is compared to a great elephant being checked by goads as he is struck by straight, triple shafts; immediately after, a speaker addresses Kṛṣṇa with intense resolve, asking to be slain in the fight and asserting that such a death would bring ultimate good and honor recognized by the three worlds.