Shloka 10
Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)
अम्बिके तव पौत्रस्य दुर्नयात् किल भारता: । सानुबन्धा विनडृशक्ष्यन्ति पौराश्चैवेति नः श्रुतम्
ambike tava pautrasya durnayāt kila bhāratāḥ | sānubandhā vinaḍṛśakṣyanti paurāś caiveti naḥ śrutam ||
Waiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai Ambikā, dikatakan bahwa karena kelaliman cucumu, para Bhārata akan binasa—beserta sanak-kerabat dan para pengikutnya—dan demikian pula warga kota ini. Itulah yang telah kudengar.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unjust conduct and poor governance (durnaya) by those in power can bring ruin not only upon themselves but upon their entire lineage and the wider community; adharma spreads consequences beyond the individual.
Vaiśampāyana reports a heard warning to Ambikā: because of her grandson’s wrongful course, the Bhārata/Kuru line and even the city’s citizens are foretold to perish along with their associated kin and dependents.