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Mahabharata · 7.66.24–25
॥
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Devanāgarī
द्रोणस् तु पञ्चभिर् बाणैर् वासुदेवम् अताडयत् ॥
अर्जुनं च त्रिसप्तत्या ध्वजं चास्य त्रिभिः शरैः ॥
विशेषयिष्यञ् शिष्यं च द्रोणो राजन् पराक्रमी ॥
अदृश्यम् अर्जुनं चक्रे निमेषाच् छरवृष्टिभिः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
droṇas tu pañcabhir bāṇair vāsudevam atāḍayat ||
arjunaṃ ca trisaptatyā dhvajaṃ cāsya tribhiḥ śaraiḥ ||
viśeṣayiṣyañ śiṣyaṃ ca droṇo rājan parākramī ||
adṛśyam arjunaṃ cakre nimeṣāc charavṛṣṭibhiḥ ||
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SanskritIASTMeaning
द्रोणः तु पञ्चभिः बाणैःdroṇaḥ tu pañcabhiḥ bāṇaiḥDrona, with five arrows; Drona, with five arrows
वासुदेवम् अताडयत्vāsudevam atāḍayatstruck Vasudeva; struck Vasudeva
अर्जुनम् च त्रिसप्तत्याarjunam ca trisaptatyāand Arjuna — with seventy-three; and Arjuna — with seventy-three
ध्वजम् च अस्य त्रिभिः शरैःdhvajam ca asya tribhiḥ śaraiḥand his banner — with three arrows; and his banner — with three arrows
विशेषयिष्यन् शिष्यम् चviśeṣayiṣyan śiṣyam cawishing to surpass his disciple; wishing to surpass his disciple
द्रोणः राजन् पराक्रमीdroṇaḥ rājan parākramīDrona, o king, the valiant; Drona, o sovereign, the valiant
अदृश्यम् अर्जुनम् चक्रेadṛśyam arjunam cakremade Arjuna invisible; made Arjuna invisible
निमेषात् शरवृष्टिभिःnimeṣāt śaravṛṣṭibhiḥin an instant — with showers of arrows; in an instant — with showers of arrows
Translation
Drona, with five arrows, struck Vasudeva, and Arjuna with seventy-three, and his banner with three arrows. Wishing to surpass his disciple, Drona, o king, the valiant, in an instant made Arjuna invisible with showers of arrows.
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The teacher too, 'viśeṣayiṣyan śiṣyam,' wishes to surpass his disciple: their duel is a mutual contest of perfections. Drona for a moment hides Arjuna behind a shower of arrows. It is telling how equal the strength of guru and pupil is: neither yields. The verse teaches that the meeting of teacher and worthy disciple at the height of their powers reveals the greatness of both: each strives to surpass the other, and in this mutual surpassing there is no enmity but the highest form of respect; for an equal contest honors both the one who taught and the one who has surpassed the teaching.