Shloka 513
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणरथारोহণं सात्यकेः प्रतिरक्षणं च | Dhrishtadyumna Boards Droṇa’s Chariot; Sātyaki’s Counter-Protection
सुभद्रायां च सम्भूतो न चैवं वक्तुमहति । अथवा वह मेरा पुत्र, श्रीकृष्णका भानजा था, सुभद्राकी कोखसे उत्पन्न हुआ था; इसलिये ऐसी दीनतापूर्ण बात नहीं कह सकता था
subhadrāyāṃ ca sambhūto na caivaṃ vaktum arhati |
Sañjaya dit : «Né de Subhadrā, il n’était pas de ceux qui peuvent parler d’une manière si pitoyable et si avilissante. En vérité, étant mon fils, le neveu de Kṛṣṇa, issu du sein de Subhadrā, il n’aurait pu proférer des paroles d’un tel accablement.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Lineage here functions as an ethical marker: one born in a heroic, dharmic line is expected to uphold courage and self-respect, not collapse into degrading speech. The verse underscores the kṣatriya ideal that inner resolve should match one’s noble responsibilities.
Sañjaya comments on a warrior’s character—identifying him as Subhadrā’s son and Kṛṣṇa’s nephew (i.e., Abhimanyu)—to argue that he would not have spoken in a weak, dejected way. The remark reinforces Abhimanyu’s reputation for valor amid the grim events of the Droṇa Parva.