Shloka 63

Devanagari script

ततो<सस्‍्य केशान्‌ सव्येन गृहीत्वा पाणिना तदा । पार्षतः क्रोशमानानां वीराणामच्छिनच्छिर:,तब उस द्रुपदपुत्रने समस्त वीरोंके पुकार-पुकारकर मना करनेपर भी उनकी बातें अनसुनी करके बायें हाथसे आचार्यके केश पकड़ लिये और दाहिने हाथसे उनका सिर काट लिया

Transliteration

tato 'sya keśān savyena gṛhītvā pāṇinā tadā | pārṣataḥ krośamānānāṃ vīrāṇām acchinac chiraḥ ||

Translation

Kemudian Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna), mengabaikan teriakan para kesatria yang memohon agar ia berhenti, mencengkeram rambut sang guru dengan tangan kiri dan dengan tangan kanan menebas kepalanya.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

अस्यof him (of this man)

केशान्hair (locks)

सव्येनwith the left (hand)

गृहीत्वाhaving seized

पाणिनाwith (his) hand

तदाat that time

पार्षतःthe son of Pṛṣata (Dṛṣṭadyumna)

क्रोशमानानाम्of (those) crying out

वीराणाम्of the heroes/warriors

अच्छिनत्cut off

शिरःhead

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kṛpa (speaker)

Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)

Droṇa (implied by 'his hair/head' and the narrative context)

warriors (vīrāḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the moral fracture-lines of war: even when an act is driven by a perceived duty or vow, it can still carry ethical weight—especially when directed against a revered figure like a teacher. It invites reflection on how dharma becomes conflicted in extreme circumstances.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛpa describes Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata) grabbing Droṇa by the hair with his left hand and cutting off his head, despite other warriors crying out to stop him.