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निवार्य तु रणे द्रोणो युयुधानं महारथम् ॥
विव्याध निशितैर् बाणैः पञ्चभिर् मर्मभेदिभिः ॥
सात्यकिस् तु रणे द्रोणं राजन् विव्याध सप्तभिः ॥
हेमपुङ्खैः शिलाधौतैः कङ्कबर्हिणवाजितैः ॥
तं षड्भिः सायकैर् द्रोणः साश्वयन्तारम् आर्दयत् ॥
स तं न ममृषे द्रोणं युयुधानो महारथः ॥
nivārya tu raṇe droṇo yuyudhānaṃ mahāratham ||
vivyādha niśitair bāṇaiḥ pañcabhir marmabhedibhiḥ ||
sātyakis tu raṇe droṇaṃ rājan vivyādha saptabhiḥ ||
hemapuṅkhaiḥ śilādhautaiḥ kaṅkabarhiṇavājitaiḥ ||
taṃ ṣaḍbhiḥ sāyakair droṇaḥ sāśvayantāram ārdayat ||
sa taṃ na mamṛṣe droṇaṃ yuyudhāno mahārathaḥ ||
Having held back Yuyudhana, the great warrior, in battle, Drona pierced him with five sharp arrows striking at vital points. And Satyaki, in battle, O king, pierced Drona with seven gold-shafted arrows, whetted on stone, feathered with heron and peacock plumes. Drona, with six arrows, tormented him along with his horses and charioteer; he, Yuyudhana, the great warrior, did not bear that from Drona.
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Disciple and teacher meet as equals: "na mamṛṣe droṇam", Satyaki does not endure even Drona. It is telling that reverence for a teacher does not, in some, quench the will to stand against him when duty sets them face to face. The verse teaches that respect and opposition can coexist: one may honor a teacher's excellence and still not yield to him on the field, if duty demands it; reverence need not be timidity.