Shloka 336
तन्न जातु क्षमेद् द्रौणिजानन् पौरुषमात्मन: । पांचालराजकुमारने जो मेरे गुरुदेवका केश पकड़कर खींचा था, उसे अपने पुरुषार्थको जाननेवाला अभश्वत्थामा कभी क्षमा नहीं कर सकता
tanna jātu kṣamed drauṇijānann pauruṣam ātmanaḥ |
Arjuna dit : «Connaissant sa propre vaillance, Aśvatthāmā, fils de Droṇa, ne pardonnera jamais cet acte—lorsque le prince de Pāñcāla saisit mon vénérable maître par les cheveux et le traîna.»
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya code of honor and the moral weight of humiliating a revered teacher: public insult to a guru is seen as a grave offense that fuels lasting enmity and demands reckoning within the ethics of war.
Arjuna anticipates Aśvatthāmā’s reaction after Droṇa’s humiliation—being seized by the hair and dragged by the Pāñcāla prince—stating that Aśvatthāmā, conscious of his own valor and lineage, will never forgive that outrage.