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 demanda : «Qu’accomplit dans la bataille le fils de Bhāradvāja—Droṇa, dont la vaillance ne faillit jamais ? Monté sur un char d’exception, orné d’or, quel acte le puissant Droṇācārya, inébranlable dans la vérité, posa-t-il sur le champ de guerre ?»
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.