Shloka 38
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १६२: प्रातःसंध्यायां युद्धप्रवृत्तिः तथा रजोमेघे संमूढता
यो हि ब्राह्नमण्यमुस्तृज्य क्षत्रधर्मरतो द्विज:
yo hi brāhmaṇyam utsṛjya kṣatradharmarato dvijaḥ
قال سانجيا: «فإن الرجل من ذوي الميلادين (الدويجا) إذا ترك سلوك البرهمن ومهنته، وأقبل بدل ذلك على واجبات الكشترية…»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames an ethical problem: when a dvija (especially a brāhmaṇa) abandons brāhmaṇya (brahminical discipline and duties) and takes up kṣatriya-dharma, it signals a departure from svadharma. In the Mahābhārata’s moral universe, such role-switching is not merely social but deeply ethical, affecting restraint, legitimacy, and the right use of force.
Sañjaya is describing or evaluating a figure characterized as a dvija who has set aside brāhmaṇya and is absorbed in kṣatriya conduct. In the Drona Parva’s war setting, this highlights the tension between inherited/spiritual vocation and battlefield action, preparing the listener to judge ensuing deeds through the lens of dharma.