Shloka 243
अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa
न कथंचन कौरव्य प्रहर्तव्यं गुराविति । 'पूर्वकालमें मुझे अस्त्रविद्याकी शिक्षा देकर कृपाचार्यने जो मुझसे यह कहा था कि “कुरुनन्दन! तुम्हें गुरुक ऊपर किसी प्रकार भी प्रहार नहीं करना चाहिये”
na kathañcana kauravya prahartavyaṃ gurāv iti |
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে— হে কৌৰব্য! কোনো পৰিস্থিতিতো গুৰুক প্ৰহাৰ কৰা উচিত নহয়। পূৰ্বকালত অস্ত্ৰবিদ্যা শিকুৱাই থাকোঁতে কৃপাচাৰ্যই মোক কৈছিল— “কুৰুনন্দন! গুৰুৰ ওপৰত কেতিয়াও আঘাত নকৰিবা।”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in extreme situations like war, dharma imposes limits: a teacher (guru) is not to be attacked. The verse foregrounds the sanctity of the guru–disciple bond and the moral restraint expected of a warrior.
Sañjaya reports a remembered injunction—addressed to a Kuru prince—that one must not strike the guru. In the Drona Parva context, this functions as a moral reminder amid battlefield decisions involving revered elders and preceptors.