Shloka 8
Droṇa’s Resolve to Restrain Yudhiṣṭhira and Arjuna’s Protective Vow (द्रोणस्य युधिष्ठिरनिग्रह-प्रयत्नः)
धन्य: कुन्तीसुतो राजन् यस्य ग्रहणमिच्छसि । न वधार्थ सुदुर्धर्ष वरमद्य प्रयाचसे,“राजन! कुन्तीकुमार युधिष्ठिर धन्य हैं, जिन्हें तुम जीवित पकड़ना चाहते हो। उन दुर्धर्ष वीरके वधके लिये आज तुम मुझसे याचना नहीं कर रहे हो
dhanyaḥ kuntīsuto rājan yasya grahaṇam icchasi | na vadhārthaṃ sudurdharṣa varam adya prayācase ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—হে ৰাজন, কুন্তীপুত্ৰ যুধিষ্ঠিৰ ধন্য, যাক তুমি জীৱিত অৱস্থাত ধৰিব বিচাৰিছা। সেই অদম্য বীৰৰ বধৰ উদ্দেশ্যে আজি তুমি মোৰ পৰা বৰ প্ৰাৰ্থনা কৰা নাই।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid war, intention matters: seeking to capture rather than kill highlights restraint and a recognition of the opponent’s worth, aligning power with ethical limits.
Sañjaya addresses Dhṛtarāṣṭra, noting that Yudhiṣṭhira is ‘blessed’ because the king’s side seeks to seize him alive; Sañjaya emphasizes that the request is not for Yudhiṣṭhira’s death, underscoring his formidable nature.