Shloka 7
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणाभिमुख्यं तथा सात्यकि-कर्ण-समागमः
Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s advance toward Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Karṇa confrontation
ननु नामास्त्रधर्मज्ञस्त्वं लोके5 भ्यधिक: परै: । सोथ्युध्यमानस्य कथं रणे प्रहृतवानसि,तुम तो इस लोकमें दूसरोंसे अधिक अस्त्र-धर्मके ज्ञाता हो, फिर जो तुम्हारे साथ युद्ध नहीं कर रहा था, उसपर संग्राममें तुमने कैसे प्रहार किया?
nanu nāmāstradharmajñas tvaṁ loke 'bhyadhikaḥ paraiḥ | so 'thyudyamānasya kathaṁ raṇe prahṛtavān asi ||
Bhūriśravā said: “Surely you are famed in this world as surpassing others in knowledge of the dharma that governs weapons and battle. How then did you strike, in the midst of war, one who was not even rising to fight against you?”
भूरिश्रवा उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds āstradharma—ethical restraint in the use of weapons—by challenging the legitimacy of striking someone who is not actively fighting. It frames martial skill as inseparable from moral accountability.
Bhūriśravā confronts an opponent, accusing him of violating the accepted code of battle. He argues that a renowned expert in the laws of weaponry should not attack a person who is not engaging or raising himself to fight.