Shloka 246
पाज्चाल्यप्रग्रहो द्रोणं सर्वतः समवारयत् । भाइयोंसहित धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरने अपनी सारी सेनाके साथ जाकर धृष्टद्युम्नरूपी डोरीकी सहायतासे द्रोणाचार्यको घेर तो नहीं लिया था?
pāñcālya-pragraho droṇaṃ sarvataḥ samavārayat |
Dhṛtarāṣṭra dijo: «¿Acaso las fuerzas de Pāñcāla no cercaron a Droṇa por todos lados, cuando Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira, junto con sus hermanos y el ejército entero, avanzó y, con la ayuda de Dhṛṣṭadyumna como si fuera una cuerda de sujeción, encerró a Droṇācārya?»
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical strain of dharma in war: reverence for a teacher does not automatically override one’s duty to protect one’s side and pursue a just objective. It also shows how leadership (Yudhiṣṭhira) must sometimes authorize harsh necessities while remaining conscious of their moral weight.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra asks Sañjaya whether the Pāṇḍava-aligned Pāñcāla troops, led in effect by Yudhiṣṭhira and aided by Dhṛṣṭadyumna, managed to surround Droṇa from all directions—suggesting a coordinated attempt to contain or capture/kill the formidable Kaurava commander.