Shloka 206
धृतराष्ट्रस्य मूर्च्छा तथा द्रोणविषयकप्रश्नाः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Fainting and Questions Concerning Droṇa
भारद्वाज: किमकरोद् युधि सत्यपराक्रम: । उस सुवर्णभूषित उत्तम रथपर आरूढ़ हो सत्यपराक्रमी द्रोणाचार्यने युद्धस्थलमें क्या किया?
Dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca: Bhāradvājaḥ kim akarod yudhi satyaparākramaḥ | suvarṇabhūṣita uttama rathapar ārūḍhaḥ satyaparākrāmī Droṇācāryaḥ yuddhasthale kiṃ cakāra?
Dhṛtarāṣṭra dijo: «¿Qué hizo en la batalla el hijo de Bhāradvāja—Droṇa, cuyo valor jamás desfallece? Montado en un carro excelente, adornado con oro, ¿qué acción realizó en el campo de guerra el poderoso Droṇācārya, firme en la verdad?»
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how reputation and lineage frame moral attention in war: Dhṛtarāṣṭra seeks to understand the conduct of a famed teacher-warrior (Droṇa), implying that in a dharma-crisis, the deeds of exemplary figures are scrutinized as ethically consequential, not merely tactically important.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra questions Sañjaya about Droṇa’s actions on the battlefield—specifically, what the renowned, gold-adorned chariot-riding Droṇācārya did during the fighting—setting up a description of events and strategies in Droṇa Parva.