Mahābhārata · 7.70.12–13
॥
Devanāgarī
ते ऽपि सर्वप्रयत्नेन द्रोणम् एव समाद्रवन् ॥
बिभित्सन्तो महासेतुं वार्योघाः प्रबला इव ॥
वारयाम् आस तान् द्रोणो जलौघान् अचलो यथा ॥
पाण्डवान् समरे क्रुद्धान् पाञ्चालांश् च सकेकयान् ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
te 'pi sarvaprayatnena droṇam eva samādravan ||
bibhitsanto mahāsetuṃ vāryoghāḥ prabalā iva ||
vārayām āsa tān droṇo jalaughān acalo yathā ||
pāṇḍavān samare kruddhān pāñcālāṃś ca sakekayān ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
ते अपि सर्वप्रयत्नेनte api sarvaprayatnenathey too, with all their effort; they too, with all their effort
द्रोणम् एव समाद्रवन्droṇam eva samādravanrushed at Drona alone; rushed straight at Drona
बिभित्सन्तः महासेतुम्bibhitsantaḥ mahāsetumwishing to breach the great dam; wishing to breach the great dam
वार्योघाः प्रबलाः इवvāryoghāḥ prabalāḥ ivalike mighty torrents of water; like mighty torrents of water
वारयाम् आस तान् द्रोणःvārayām āsa tān droṇaḥDrona held them back; Drona held them back
जलौघान् अचलः यथाjalaughān acalaḥ yathāas a mountain [holds back] floods of water; as a mountain holds back floods of water
पाण्डवान् समरे क्रुद्धान्pāṇḍavān samare kruddhānthe Pandavas, enraged in battle; the Pandavas, enraged in battle
पाञ्चालान् च सकेकयान्pāñcālān ca sakekayānand the Panchalas together with the Kekayas; and the Panchalas together with the Kekayas
Traducción
They, too, with all their effort, rushed straight at Drona, wishing to breach the great dam, like mighty torrents of water. Drona held them back, as a mountain holds back floods of water — the Pandavas, enraged in battle, and the Panchalas together with the Kekayas.
Versión
2d8ebf927a7d · publicado 19 jul 2026, 15:45:02 UTC
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Drona is called 'mahāsetuḥ,' the great dam, and 'acalaḥ,' the mountain that holds back torrents. He alone stands against the onrush of all. It is telling that his image is an unmoving barrier amid raging waters: firmness against fury. The verse teaches that the steadfastness of one man can withstand the onslaught of many: as a dam holds a river, as a mountain holds torrents, so the firm in spirit withstands violence; and in the chaos of battle the support that holds is not the strength of the crowd but the unbreakable resolve of the one who stands like a mountain.