Mahabharata · 7.70.5–6
॥
Devanāgarī
धृष्टद्युम्नमुखाः पार्था व्यूढानीकाः प्रहारिणः ॥
द्रोणस्य सैन्यं ते सर्वे शरवर्षैर् अवाकिरन् ॥
वयं द्रोणं पुरस्कृत्य सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरम् ॥
पार्षतप्रमुखान् पार्थान् अभ्यवर्षाम सायकैः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dhṛṣṭadyumnamukhāḥ pārthā vyūḍhānīkāḥ prahāriṇaḥ ||
droṇasya sainyaṃ te sarve śaravarṣair avākiran ||
vayaṃ droṇaṃ puraskṛtya sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varam ||
pārṣatapramukhān pārthān abhyavarṣāma sāyakaiḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
धृष्टद्युम्नमुखाः पार्थाःdhṛṣṭadyumnamukhāḥ pārthāḥthe Pandavas led by Dhrishtadyumna; the Pandavas led by Dhrishtadyumna
व्यूढानीकाः प्रहारिणःvyūḍhānīkāḥ prahāriṇaḥwith their ranks arrayed, striking; with their forces arrayed, striking
द्रोणस्य सैन्यम् ते सर्वेdroṇasya sainyam te sarvethe army of Drona, all of them; the army of Drona, all of them
शरवर्षैः अवाकिरन्śaravarṣaiḥ avākirancovered with showers of arrows; covered with showers of arrows
वयम् द्रोणम् पुरस्कृत्यvayam droṇam puraskṛtyawe, having placed Drona in front; we, having placed Drona in front
सर्वशस्त्रभृताम् वरम्sarvaśastrabhṛtām varamthe best of all bearers of weapons; foremost of all who bear arms
पार्षतप्रमुखान् पार्थान्pārṣatapramukhān pārthānthe Pandavas led by Parshata [Dhrishtadyumna]; the Pandavas led by Parshata
अभ्यवर्षाम सायकैःabhyavarṣāma sāyakaiḥwe showered with arrows; we showered with arrows
Translation
The Pandavas, led by Dhrishtadyumna, with their ranks arrayed, striking, all covered Drona's army with showers of arrows. We, having placed Drona, foremost of all who bear arms, in front, showered with arrows the Pandavas led by Parshata.
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Both camps put forward their best: the Pandavas — Dhrishtadyumna, the Kauravas — Drona. The battle takes shape around the clash of two champions. It is telling that Dhrishtadyumna, born for Drona's death, leads the charge against him: fate has brought them face to face. The verse teaches that in a great confrontation those destined for one another are drawn together: fate sets against the teacher the one appointed to slay him; and the battle of two champions is no accident but the weaving together of threads already spun by destiny.