Mahabharata 7.188.51 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 188, Shloka 51
स एन वाग्भिरुग्राभिस्ततक्ष पुरुषर्षभ: । आर्य! तब वहाँ पुरुषप्रवर भीमसेन धृष्टद्युम्मपर कुपित हो उठे और उन्हें भयंकर वाग्बाणोंद्वारा छेदने लगे || ५० $ ।।
bhīmasena uvāca | trupadasya kule jātaḥ sarvāstreṣv astravittamaḥ |
قال بهيماسينا: «وُلدتَ في سلالة الملك دروبادا، وأنتَ الأسبقُ بين العارفين بعلم السلاح في كل فنونه…»
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The verse foregrounds the ethical weight of lineage and competence: one born in a noble kṣatriya line and trained in all weapons is expected to act with courage, responsibility, and fidelity to dharma even under provocation in war.
In the heat of the Drona-parvan battle, Bhīma addresses Dṛṣṭadyumna. He begins by identifying him as Drupada’s descendant and an unrivaled master of arms—setting up either a forceful encouragement to strike decisively or a rebuke framed through Dṛṣṭadyumna’s status and duty.
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