Shloka 16
Abhimanyunidhana-prakāśaḥ — Vasudeva–Kṛṣṇa–Subhadrā–Kuntī śoka-saṃvāda
Disclosure and Consolation
स च सेनापरिवृतो द्रोणप्रेप्सुर्महामना: । पितुर्निकारान् संस्मृत्य रणे कर्माकरोन्महत्
sa ca senāparivṛto droṇaprepsur mahāmanāḥ | piturnikārān saṃsmṛtya raṇe karmākaron mahat ||
নিজ সেনেৰে পৰিবৃত মহামনা ধৃষ্টদ্যুম্ন দ্ৰোণক পোৱাত উদ্গ্ৰীৱ হ’ল। পিতাৰ অপমান স্মৰণ কৰি তেওঁ ৰণক্ষেত্ৰত মহৎ পৰাক্ৰমৰ কৰ্ম সাধন কৰিলে।
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how remembrance of dishonor and filial loyalty can become a powerful driver of action in war, but it also implicitly raises an ethical tension: even ‘great deeds’ in battle may be fueled by personal grievance, complicating the moral landscape of dharma in conflict.
Vāsudeva describes Dhṛṣṭadyumna advancing amid his troops with the aim of confronting Droṇa; recalling the insults suffered by his father, he displays extraordinary prowess and accomplishes a significant feat on the battlefield.