तोमरं तु त्रिभिर् बाणैर् द्रोणश् छित्त्वा महामृधे ॥
शक्तिं चिच्छेद सहसा कृतहस्तो महाबलः ॥
ततो ऽस्य विशिखं तीक्ष्णं वधार्थं वधकाङ्क्षिणः ॥
प्रेषयाम् आस समरे भारद्वाजः प्रतापवान् ॥
स तस्य कवचं भित्त्वा हृदयं चामितौजसः ॥
अभ्यगाद् धरणीं बाणो हंसः पद्मसरो यथा ॥
पतंगं हि ग्रसेच् चाषो यथा राजन् बुभुक्षितः ॥
तथा द्रोणो ऽग्रसच् छूरो धृष्टकेतुं महामृधे ॥
tomaraṃ tu tribhir bāṇair droṇaś chittvā mahāmṛdhe ||
śaktiṃ ciccheda sahasā kṛtahasto mahābalaḥ ||
tato 'sya viśikhaṃ tīkṣṇaṃ vadhārthaṃ vadhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ ||
preṣayām āsa samare bhāradvājaḥ pratāpavān ||
sa tasya kavacaṃ bhittvā hṛdayaṃ cāmitaujasaḥ ||
abhyagād dharaṇīṃ bāṇo haṃsaḥ padmasaro yathā ||
pataṃgaṃ hi grasec cāṣo yathā rājan bubhukṣitaḥ ||
tathā droṇo 'grasac chūro dhṛṣṭaketuṃ mahāmṛdhe ||
The dart, cut with three arrows by Drona in the great battle, and the spear he severed at once, dexterous of hand, the mighty one. Then the valiant son of Bharadvaja loosed in battle a sharp arrow for the slaying of him who longed for death; it, piercing his armor and the heart of him of boundless might, went into the earth, like a swan into a lotus pond. As a famished blue jay swallows a moth, O king, so Drona, the hero, devoured Dhrishtaketu in the great battle.
833cf4c4153f · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 4:17:33 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Drona "agrasat" — devours Dhrishtaketu like a famished blue jay a moth: the fearsome teacher, akin to death itself, draws warriors into himself. It is telling that the moth which flew into the fire (v. 25) is now consumed like a moth. The verse teaches that one who dares the unconquerable perishes as one who flies into flame: the image closes its circle — he who charged "like a moth" is devoured "like a moth," for unreasoning daring itself draws its bearer into the devouring jaws of ruin.