Shloka 30
Droṇa’s Conditional Boon: The Plan to Capture Yudhiṣṭhira (द्रोणेन युधिष्ठिरग्रहणोपायः)
आहूता वृष्णिवीरेण केशवेन महात्मना | ततः संशयितं सर्व भवेदिति मतिर्मम
āhūtā vṛṣṇivīreṇa keśavena mahātmanā | tataḥ saṃśayitaṃ sarvaṃ bhaved iti matir mama ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: «لمّا استدعاني كيشَفَةُ—ذلك البطلُ العظيمُ النفس من الفْرِشْنِي—خلصتُ في فكري إلى أنّ كلَّ ما يأتي بعد ذلك سيغدو مُلتبسًا، محفوفًا بالشك.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how even a wise narrator recognizes that certain summons by powerful, dharma-guiding figures (here Keśava) signal a turning point where outcomes become morally and strategically uncertain; it underscores vigilance and humility before complex ethical crises.
Vaiśampāyana reports that he was called by Keśava, the eminent Vṛṣṇi hero, and that this event made him anticipate a shift into doubt and uncertainty—foreshadowing a consequential decision or intervention in the unfolding war narrative.