Shloka 63
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणरथारोহণं सात्यकेः प्रतिरक्षणं च | Dhrishtadyumna Boards Droṇa’s Chariot; Sātyaki’s Counter-Protection
इति तान् परिभाषन वै वैश्यापुत्रो महामति:
iti tān paribhāṣan vai vaiśyāputro mahāmatiḥ
Sañjaya dit : Après leur avoir parlé ainsi, le sage fils d’un Vaiśya poursuivit—ses paroles furent une réplique acérée dans l’atmosphère morale, lourde et tendue, de la guerre.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how speech and counsel function as moral instruments in war: a wise figure’s response is framed as significant, suggesting that right judgment and measured address (even amid violence) remain ethically weighty.
Sañjaya narrates that, after speaking to those present, a person identified as the wise ‘son of a Vaiśya’ continues or delivers a reply—serving as a transition into the next statement or counsel in the episode.