Shloka 32
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय ८७: सात्यकेरनुयात्रा
Sātyaki’s resolve and departure to reach Arjuna
अहंस्ति पृथिवीं भोक्तुं समर्था: साधनेडपि च । तेषामपि समुद्रान्ता पितृपैतामही मही,'पाण्डव पृथ्वीका राज्य भोगनेमें और उसे प्राप्त करनेमें भी समर्थ हैं। यह समुद्रपर्यन्त पृथ्वी उनके बाप-दादोंकी भी है
ahaṃs ti pṛthivīṃ bhoktuṃ samarthāḥ sādhaned api ca | teṣām api samudrāntā pitṛpaitāmahī mahī |
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “They are capable of enjoying the earth and are competent even in the means to obtain it. Moreover, this ocean-bounded land is their ancestral inheritance, belonging to their fathers and grandfathers as well.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate sovereignty is tied to rightful inheritance and capability: Dhṛtarāṣṭra acknowledges that the Pāṇḍavas are both entitled to the kingdom by ancestral right and competent to secure and govern it, implying an ethical critique of denying them their due.
In the Drona Parva context, Dhṛtarāṣṭra reflects on the Pāṇḍavas’ strength and their rightful claim to the realm, recognizing that the ocean-bounded earth is their paternal and grandpaternal heritage—an admission that the conflict involves the violation of their legitimate share.