Shloka 35
Vasiṣṭhasya śokaḥ, Vipāśā–Śatadrū-nāmākaraṇam, Kalmāṣapādasya bhaya-prasaṅgaḥ (Ādi Parva 167)
भारद्वाजस्य हन्तारं सोडभिसंधाय भूपति: । आजउल्ठे तत् तथा सर्व द्रुपद: कर्मसिद्धये,तदनन्तर द्रोणके घातक पुत्रका संकल्प लेकर राजा द्रुपदने कर्मकी सिद्धिके लिये उपयाजके कथनानुसार सारी व्यवस्था की
Bhāradvājasya hantāraṃ soḍabhisaṃdhāya bhūpatiḥ | ājau ulṭhe tat tathā sarva Drupadaḥ karmasiddhaye | tad-anantaraṃ Droṇake ghātaka-putrakā-saṅkalpaṃ lekara rājā Drupadane karmakī siddhike liye Upayājake kathanānusāra sārī vyavasthā kī |
إنّ الملك دْرُوبَدَ، وقد عقد عزماً راسخاً على أن يُوجِد قاتلَ ابنِ بهارَدْفاجَة (دْرُوṇَة)، رتّب كلَّ شيءٍ على ذلك النحو ليتمّ مقصده. ثمّ، وهو يتطلّع إلى نيلِ ابنٍ يكون أداةَ هلاكِ دْرُوṇَة، أتمّ دْرُوبَدَ جميع الاستعدادات وفق إرشاد الكاهن أُپَياجَة، لكي يبلغ الفعلُ الذي اختاره تمامَه.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a fixed intention (saṅkalpa) can drive action to completion, but it also raises an ethical tension: when resolve is rooted in vengeance, even well-organized means (including ritual arrangements) become morally charged, showing how intention shapes the dharmic quality of an undertaking.
Drupada, hostile to Droṇa, determines to obtain an agent who will kill Droṇa in battle. Following the priest Upayāja’s guidance, he organizes the necessary preparations so that his plan—framed as a purposeful undertaking—will be successfully accomplished.