Shloka 39

द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १६२: प्रातःसंध्यायां युद्धप्रवृत्तिः तथा रजोमेघे संमूढता

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त: परुषं वाक्यं पार्षतेन द्विजोत्तम:

Transliteration

ity uktaḥ paruṣaṁ vākyaṁ pārṣatena dvijottamaḥ

Translation

قال سنجيا: هكذا خوطِبَ أعظمُ البراهمة بكلماتٍ قاسية من ابنِ پṛṣatī (دھṛṣṭadyumna)، فواجه توبيخًا لاذعًا قاطعًا. وفي ذلك دلالةٌ على أنّ ضغطَ الحرب قد يجعل حتى الموقَّرين يُخاطَبون بشدّة، وأنّ الكلمةَ نفسها تغدو امتحانًا أخلاقيًّا لضبط النفس وأداء الواجب (الدارما).

Word by Word

इतिthus

उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed

परुषम्harsh

वाक्यम्speech; words; statement

पार्षतेनby the son of Pṛṣat (Dṛṣṭadyumna)

द्विजोत्तमःthe best of the twice-born (a foremost Brahmin)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pārṣata (son of Pṛṣatī; epithet)

Dvijottama (foremost Brahmin; unspecified in this half-verse)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical weight of speech: in the turmoil of battle, harsh words can arise even toward the venerable, making self-control (vāg-dama) and respectful conduct part of one’s dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a ‘Pārṣata’ figure has spoken harshly to a ‘dvijottama’ (a foremost Brahmin). This line sets up the ensuing reaction and consequences of that rebuke within the Drona Parva war narrative.