संजय उवाच
एवम् उक्त्वा किरन् बाणान् द्रुपदस्य सुतो बली ॥
पारावतसवर्णाश्वः स्वयं द्रोणम् उपाद्रवत् ॥
अनिष्टदर्शनं दृष्ट्वा धृष्टद्युम्नम् अवस्थितम् ॥
क्षणेनैवाभवद् द्रोणो नातिहृष्टमना इव ॥
तं तु संप्रेक्ष्य पुत्रस् ते दुर्मुखः शत्रुकर्शनः ॥
प्रियं चिकीर्षन् द्रोणस्य धृष्टद्युम्नम् अवारयत् ॥
saṃjaya uvāca
evam uktvā kiran bāṇān drupadasya suto balī ||
pārāvatasavarṇāśvaḥ svayaṃ droṇam upādravat ||
aniṣṭadarśanaṃ dṛṣṭvā dhṛṣṭadyumnam avasthitam ||
kṣaṇenaivābhavad droṇo nātihṛṣṭamanā iva ||
taṃ tu saṃprekṣya putras te durmukhaḥ śatrukarśanaḥ ||
priyaṃ cikīrṣan droṇasya dhṛṣṭadyumnam avārayat ||
Having said so, showering arrows, the mighty son of Drupada, on horses gray as a dove, charged at Drona himself. Having caught sight of Dhrishtadyumna, whose appearance was ominous to him, standing before him, Drona instantly became, as it were, not too cheerful in spirit. But your son Durmukha, the destroyer of foes, having noticed him, wishing to render a service to Drona, barred Dhrishtadyumna's way.
2bd2e857beba · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 3:00:04 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Even Drona, a fearless man, is clouded for a moment at the sight of Dhrishtadyumna: his soul foresees the one by whose hand it is destined to fall. In this fleeting gloom is quiet testimony that the future casts its shadow even on the most steadfast. It is significant that it is not fear of weapons but the mere presence of the one destined for him that troubles the teacher. The verse teaches that there are encounters in which a person unwittingly recognizes his own fate; that even the most valiant is not wholly free from trembling before an appointed hour; and that destiny, however firm the spirit holds itself, makes itself known before it comes to pass — not negating courage, but reminding it of its limit.