बृहस्पतेर्महाबुद्धेर्देवर्षेरंशतो मुने ।। भरद्वाजात्समुत्पन्नो द्रोणोऽयोनिज आत्मवान् ।। २ ।।
O sage, though a part of the celestial sage of great intellect Bṛhaspati, the self-possessed and prudent Droṇa was born of Bharadvāja but not of any womb.
He was the foremost among the archers, heroes, a brahminical sage, well-versed in all lore, of great fame and brilliance and the most excellent of all the wielders of weapons and missiles.
धनुर्वेदे च वेदे च निष्णातं यं विदुर्बुधाः।। वरिष्ठं चित्रकर्माणं द्रोणं स्वकुलवर्धनम् ।। ४।।
Learned men knew Droṇa as the most excellent, skilful in the lore of archery as well as the Vedas, of variegated activities, and as one who made his race flourish.