Shloka 23
धृतराष्ट्र–दुर्योधन संवादः
Vāraṇāvata-vivāsana-nīti: Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Duryodhana’s Policy Dialogue
ततो<5थिजम्मु: सर्वे ते धनुर्वेदं महारथा: । धृतराष्ट्रात्मजाश्वैव पाण्डवा: सह यादवै:,धृतराष्ट्रके महारथी पुत्र, पाण्डव तथा यादव--सबने उन्हीं कृपाचार्यसे धनुर्वेदका अध्ययन किया
tato ’dhijagmuḥ sarve te dhanurvedaṁ mahārathāḥ | dhṛtarāṣṭrātmajāś caiva pāṇḍavāḥ saha yādavaiḥ ||
Entonces todos aquellos grandes guerreros de carro llegaron a dominar la ciencia del arco: los hijos de Dhṛtarāṣṭra, y asimismo los Pāṇḍavas junto con los Yādavas. En el marco del relato, esta formación común bajo un solo preceptor subraya el ideal de una enseñanza igual para todos y, a la vez, la trágica ironía de que esa misma disciplina y virtud marcial se volverá después unos contra otros en un conflicto fratricida.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal that martial knowledge (dhanurveda) is a disciplined science to be learned under proper guidance, and it implicitly points to the ethical tension that the same education can serve either protection of dharma or destructive rivalry, depending on character and intent.
Vaiśampāyana states that the principal royal youths—Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons, the Pāṇḍavas, and the Yādavas—proceeded to study dhanurveda and became great warriors, setting the stage for later competitions and the eventual conflict.