Shloka 453
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय ८७: सात्यकेरनुयात्रा
Sātyaki’s resolve and departure to reach Arjuna
हतौ हि पुरुषव्याप्रौ भीष्मद्रोणौ त्वमात्थ वै | संजय! यह दुर्योधन मेरे उन विलापोंको कभी याद नहीं करेगा। तुम कहते हो कि 'पुरुषसिंह भीष्म और द्रोणाचार्य मारे गये”
hatāu hi puruṣavyāprāu bhīṣmadroṇāu tvam āttha vai | sañjaya! yaḥ duryodhanaḥ mama tān vilāpān kadācid api na smariṣyati | tvaṃ vadāsi—‘puruṣasiṃhau bhīṣmaḥ droṇaś ca hatāu’ iti |
Dhṛtarāṣṭra berkata: “Engkau memang telah mengatakan kepadaku, Sañjaya, bahwa para jawara perkasa—Bhīṣma dan Droṇa—telah gugur. Namun Duryodhana itu takkan pernah mengingat ratapanku. Engkau berkata, ‘Singa di antara manusia—Bhīṣma dan Droṇa—telah mati.’”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the tragedy of attachment and moral blindness: even after catastrophic losses (the fall of Bhīṣma and Droṇa), Dhṛtarāṣṭra foresees that Duryodhana will not learn or remember warnings and lamentations—showing how obstinacy and adharma harden the mind against ethical reflection.
In the Drona Parva, Dhṛtarāṣṭra responds to Sañjaya’s report of the war’s turning points. Hearing that the great Kaurava pillars Bhīṣma and Droṇa are dead, he grieves and simultaneously condemns Duryodhana’s unteachability—anticipating that his son will not heed past counsel despite these devastating losses.