Shloka 46
ततो द्रोणो महाराज पार्षतस्य महद् धनु: । छित्त्वा पज्चाशतेषूणां पार्षते समविध्यत,महाराज! तत्पश्चात् द्रोणाचार्यने धृष्ट्युम्मके विशाल धनुषको काटकर पचास बाणोंद्वारा उन्हें बीध डाला
tato droṇo mahārāja pārṣatasya mahad dhanuḥ | chittvā pañcāśateṣūṇāṃ pārṣate samavidhyat ||
三阇耶曰：于是，大王啊，德罗那斩断了帕尔沙塔之子（德里什塔丢姆那）那张巨弓；继而以五十支箭射中德里什塔丢姆那。
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The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of first neutralizing an opponent’s capacity to fight (cutting the bow) and then striking—illustrating how kṣatriya-duty and tactical necessity can override personal sentiment, even as it raises ethical tension about proportionality and compassion in war.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa severs Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s bow and then wounds him with fifty arrows, marking a decisive moment of domination in their combat during the Kurukṣetra war.