END OF DRONA
Krishna quickly called up Yudhishthira & said,
If Drona fights even for half a day, I tell U truly, Ur army will be totally wiped out. Save us from Drona .Under such circumstances, falsehood is better than truth. By telling an untruth for saving a life, one is not touched by sin. There is no sin in untruth spoken unto women, or in marriages, or for saving king, or for rescuing a Brahmana.
I COULD SEE DRONA SOON WILL BE TAKING THE MOST POTENT WEAPON – BRAMASTRA , WHICH WILL VANQUISH THE ENTIRE PANDAVA ARMY.REMEMBER THAT BRAMASTRA IS THE WEAPON OF THE CREATOR OF HUMAN BEINGS, SRI BRAHMA & U CAN NEVER COUNTER IT.
While Krishna and Yudhishthira were thus talking with each other, Bhima quickly sums up what he did to Drona . Now urged by Krishna, Yudhishtira moves few steps forward towards Drona. Drona , on seeing Yudishtira, asks the question whether Ashwathama is really dead ?
Yudhishthira made up his mind to say what he desired. Fearing to utter an untruth, but earnestly desirous of victory,
Yudhishthira distinctly said that Aswatthaman was dead, adding indistinctly the world elephant ,after the name.
TO PUT IT IN SANSKRIT, YUDHISHTIRA SAID – ASWATHAMA HATHAHA………… KUNJARAHA ( IN A MILD TONE )
Before this, Yudhishthira's car had stayed at a height of four fingers' breadth from the surface of the earth. After however, he had said that untruth, his (vehicle and) horses touched the earth.
Now Bhima pours his frustration on Drona by harsh words reminding him that Drona failed to perform the duties of a Brahman & because he took this profession of killing everyone & having rejected his dharma, all bad things have happened .
Hearing this, Drona’s pain & agony was compounded further & lost all interest in war.
Drona laid aside his bow. And he also screams loudly :
Karna, Kripa, Duryodhana, I tell you repeatedly, exert yourselves carefully in battle. Let no injury happen to you from the Pandayas. As regards myself, I lay aside my weapons.
He now devoted himself to Yoga posture.
Capitalizing on that opportunity, Dhrishtadyumna mustered all his energy. Laying down on the car his bow, with arrow fixed on the bow-string, he took up a sword, and jumping down from his vehicle, rushed quickly against Drona. All creatures, human beings and others, uttered exclamation of woe, beholding Drona thus brought under Dhrishtadyumna's power. Loud cries of Oh and Alas were uttered.
Despite cries & shouts from the 5 Pandavas, Drishtadyumna yet casting his eyes on the lifeless Drona's head, he began to drag it. With his sword, then, he lopped off from his foe's trunk that head.
Having slain Drona, Dhrishtadyumna was filled with great joy, and uttered leonine shouts, whirling his sword.
None of the Pandavas vouched for this act of Drishtadyumna.
Arjuna, in particular, melted with pity, had cried out repeatedly.
Meanwhile Drona, ascending the skies, entered the stellar path & there was a flash of light which moved from Drona’s body upwards to the sky.
THUS ENDS THE LIFE OF ACHARYA DRONA.