Shloka 22
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 49: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament and Strategic Foreboding after Abhimanyu’s Fall
द्रोणकर्णमुखै: षड्भिर्धार्तराष्ट्रमहारथै: । एको<यं निहतः शेते नैष धर्मो मतो हि न:,ट्रोण और कर्ण आदि छ: कौरव महारथियोंके द्वारा असहाय अवस्थामें मारा गया यह एक बालक यहाँ सो रहा है। हमारे मतमें यह धर्म नहीं है
droṇakarṇamukhaiḥ ṣaḍbhir dhārtarāṣṭramahārathaiḥ | eko 'yaṃ nihataḥ śete naiṣa dharmo mato hi naḥ ||
قال سانجيا: «لقد صرع هذا الغلام وحيدًا على يد ستةٍ من عِظام فرسان المركبات من آلِ دْهرتراشترا، يتقدّمهم درونا وكرنا؛ فهو ها هنا مطروحٌ قتيلًا، عاجزًا لا ناصر له. وفي حكمنا، ليس هذا من الدَّرما».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, power must be restrained by dharma: killing a lone, helpless boy by the combined force of multiple elite warriors is condemned as adharma, highlighting that victory without righteousness is morally tainted.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a single boy has been killed while defenseless by six Kaurava great warriors led by Droṇa and Karṇa, and he explicitly judges the act as not in accordance with dharma.