सर्वे द्रोणरथं प्राप्य पाञ्चालाः पण्डवैः सह ॥
तद् अनीकं बिभित्सन्तो महास्त्राणि व्यदर्शयन् ॥
द्रोणस्य रथपर्यन्तं रथिनो रथम् आस्थिताः ॥
कम्पयन्तो ऽभ्यवर्तन्त वेगम् आस्थाय मध्यमम् ॥
sarve droṇarathaṃ prāpya pāñcālāḥ paṇḍavaiḥ saha ||
tad anīkaṃ bibhitsanto mahāstrāṇi vyadarśayan ||
droṇasya rathaparyantaṃ rathino ratham āsthitāḥ ||
kampayanto 'bhyavartanta vegam āsthāya madhyamam ||
"All the Panchalas together with the Pandavas, having reached Drona's chariot, desiring to break through that formation, displayed great weapons. The charioteers, standing on their chariots, advanced all the way to the very ring around Drona's chariot, shaking the formation, taking a moderate speed."
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A multitude converges on a single chariot, "tad anīkaṃ bibhitsantaḥ," straining to break the formation around the teacher: the whole force is turned upon one man. It is telling that Drona's fearsomeness is such that against him they raise "mahāstrāṇi," the greatest weapons, and mass entire armies. The verse teaches that true mastery in a single man draws the strength of many upon itself; where a true warrior stands, the battle contracts to a single point, for in him alone lies the stronghold of the whole army.