ज्ञात्वा सत्यजिता द्रोणं ग्रस्यमानम् इवाहवे ॥
वृकः शरशतैस् तीक्ष्णैः पाञ्चाल्यो द्रोणम् अर्दयत् ॥
संछाद्यमानं समरे द्रोणं दृष्ट्वा महारथम् ॥
चुक्रुशुः पाण्डवा राजन् वस्त्राणि दुधुवुश् च ह ॥
वृकस् तु परमक्रुद्धो द्रोणं षष्ट्या स्तनान्तरे ॥
विव्याध बलवान् राजंस् तद् अद्भुतम् इवाभवत् ॥
jñātvā satyajitā droṇaṃ grasyamānam ivāhave ||
vṛkaḥ śaraśatais tīkṣṇaiḥ pāñcālyo droṇam ardayat ||
saṃchādyamānaṃ samare droṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahāratham ||
cukruśuḥ pāṇḍavā rājan vastrāṇi dudhuvuś ca ha ||
vṛkas tu paramakruddho droṇaṃ ṣaṣṭyā stanāntare ||
vivyādha balavān rājaṃs tad adbhutam ivābhavat ||
Seeing that Satyajit seemed to be pressing Drona hard in battle, the Panchala prince Vrika pressed Drona with hundreds of keen-edged arrows. Seeing the great car-warrior Drona showered with arrows in battle, the Pandavas cried out in joy, O king, and raised their garments, waving them. And the mighty Vrika, inflamed with fury, wounded Drona with sixty arrows full in the chest, O king — and that seemed a very marvel.
b8fd0955cac1 · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 3:00:04 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
To see the unconquerable Drona pressed hard is already a "marvel" for the Pandavas, and they rejoice, waving their garments. In this outburst lies the hope of the besieged: even a small success against the unconquerable lifts the spirit. But the telling calls this "as if" a marvel (iva), subtly warning that the apparent advantage is deceptive. It is notable that the joy flares up before the outcome — and the outcome, as the next verse will show, is the reverse. The verse teaches that even the endurance of the greatest is not boundless — he can be pressed hard by combined effort; but that premature triumph over the strong is dangerous, for he has not yet spoken his last word; and that one who rejoices in success with restraint is wise, remembering that the battle is not over while the opponent still stands.