Shloka 34
नृशंस: स मया55क्रम्य रथ एव निपातित:ः । तन्मामनिन्दयं बीभत्सो किमर्थ नाभिनन्दसे,बीभत्सो! द्रोणाचार्य क्रूर एवं नृशंस थे, इसलिये मैंने रथपर ही आक्रमण करके उनको मार गिराया। अतः मैं निन्दाका पात्र नहीं हूँ। फिर तुम किसलिये मेरा अभिनन्दन नहीं करते हो?
nṛśaṃsaḥ sa mayākrāmya ratha eva nipātitaḥ | tan mām anindyaṃ bībhatsa kimarthaṃ nābhinandase bībhatsa ||
قال دريشتاديومنَ: «ذلك الرجل القاسي الغليظ قد صرعتهُ حين هاجمته وهو بعدُ على مركبته الحربية. فلستُ إذن جديرًا باللوم. فلماذا، يا بيبهتسا، لا تُثني عليّ؟»
धष्टहुम्न उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension in wartime: an act presented as necessary against a ‘cruel’ enemy is still subject to moral scrutiny, and approval from a dharma-sensitive warrior (Arjuna) is not automatic even after victory.
After Droṇa’s fall, Dṛṣṭadyumna defends his manner of killing—attacking Droṇa while he remained on his chariot—and challenges Arjuna (Bībhatsa) as to why he does not congratulate him, implying Arjuna’s discomfort with the act.