Shloka 27
Jayadrathasya śoka-bhaya-vilāpaḥ — Droṇena āśvāsanaṃ ca
Jayadratha’s lament and Droṇa’s reassurance
तस्य पुत्रो हरिनाम नारायणसमो बले । श्रीमान् कृतास्त्रो मेधावी युधि शक्रोपमो बली
tasya putro harināma nārāyaṇasamo bale | śrīmān kṛtāstro medhāvī yudhi śakropamo balī ||
Vyāsa berkata: “Putranya bernama Hari, setara Nārāyaṇa dalam kekuatan—bercahaya oleh kemakmuran, terlatih sempurna dalam ilmu senjata, cerdas, dan di medan perang gagah seperti Śakra (Indra).”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ideal warrior qualities—strength, mastery of weapons, and intelligence—while implicitly reminding that such extraordinary power, praised in epic rhetoric, carries grave moral responsibility in the context of a destructive war.
Vyāsa describes a particular warrior’s son named Hari, extolling him as exceptionally powerful—comparable to Nārāyaṇa in strength and to Indra in battle—thereby elevating his stature within the unfolding conflict of the Droṇa Parva.