Shloka 17
धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति व्यवहार-रक्षा-नियमनोपदेशः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Instruction on Administration, Punishment, and Daily Governance
सोमदत्तस्य नृपतेर्भूरिश्रवस एव च । बाह्लीकस्य च राजर्षेद्रोणस्थ च महात्मन:
somadattasya nṛpater bhūriśravas eva ca | bāhlīkasya ca rājarṣer droṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ ||
उन्होंने राजा सोमदत्त, भूरिश्रवा, राजर्षि बाह्लीक और महात्मा द्रोणाचार्य का भी स्मरण किया—उन वृद्धों और वीरों का, जिनका जीवन कुल-धर्म और कर्तव्य से बँधा था।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as an ethical remembrance: it names eminent elders and a teacher, prompting reflection on how status, learning, and lineage still culminate in the same human vulnerability—especially visible after war—thereby encouraging humility and sober regard for dharma.
Vaiśampāyana continues a list-like recollection of notable figures connected with the Kuru conflict, mentioning Somadatta, Bhūriśravas, Bāhlīka, and Droṇa as part of the ongoing narration in the Āśramavāsika context.