Shloka 13
द्रोणेन चैवमुक्तस्य तव पुत्रस्य भारत | सहसा नि:सृतों भावो यो<स्य नित्यं हृदि स्थित:,भारत! द्रोणाचार्यके ऐसा कहनेपर तुम्हारे पुत्रके मनका भाव जो सदा उसके हृदयमें बना रहता था, सहसा प्रकट हो गया
droṇena caivam uktasya tava putrasya bhārata | sahasā niḥsṛto bhāvo yo 'sya nityaṃ hṛdi sthitaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “O Bhārata, when Droṇa spoke to your son in this manner, the feeling that had always been lodged in his heart suddenly burst forth and became manifest—revealing the inner intention that had long been concealed.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a person’s long-held inner disposition (bhāva) surfaces under pressure or pointed counsel; ethical judgment in war depends not only on outward speech but on the intentions that drive it.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that after Droṇa addresses Duryodhana, Duryodhana’s habitual, hidden feeling—his inner motive—suddenly becomes evident.