Shloka 34
द्रोणवध-प्रश्नः
Droṇa’s Fall: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Inquiry
एकस्तु धार्तराष्ट्रेभ्य:ः पाण्डवान् य: समाश्रित: । त॑ बृहन्तो महाकाया युयुत्सुमवहन् रणे
ekas tu dhārtarāṣṭrebhyaḥ pāṇḍavān yaḥ samāśritaḥ | taṃ bṛhanto mahākāyā yuyutsum avahan raṇe ||
قال سنجيا: كان بين أبناء دِهرتراشترا واحدٌ—يويُوتسو—قد لجأ إلى جانب الباندافا. وفي غمرة القتال، أمسك به محاربون عظام الأجساد شامخو القامة وحملوه بعيدًا وسط المعمعة—حادثة تُظهر كيف أن الوفاء للدارما قد يعزل الرجل حتى بين ذويه، ويجعله هدفًا في فوضى الحرب.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension between birth-based loyalty and chosen allegiance: Yuyutsu, though born among the Dhārtarāṣṭras, aligns himself with the Pāṇḍavas, implying a commitment to what he deems dharma. Such a choice can bring immediate peril and social isolation, especially in war.
Sañjaya reports that Yuyutsu—identified as the lone Dhārtarāṣṭra aligned with the Pāṇḍavas—was seized and carried away in the midst of battle by large, powerful warriors, indicating a moment of capture/forcible removal amid the chaos of combat.