Shloka 10
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणाभिमुख्यं तथा सात्यकि-कर्ण-समागमः
Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s advance toward Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Karṇa confrontation
आर्येण सुकरं त्वाहुरार्यकर्म धनंजय । अनार्यकर्म त्वार्येण सुदुष्करतमं भुवि,धनंजय! श्रेष्ठ पुरुषके लिये श्रेष्ठ कर्म ही सुकर बताया गया है। नीच कर्मका आचरण तो इस पृथ्वीपर उसके लिये अत्यन्त दुष्कर माना गया है
āryeṇa sukaraṃ tv āhur āryakarma dhanaṃjaya | anāryakarma tv āryeṇa suduṣkaratamaṃ bhuvi dhanaṃjaya ||
Bhūriśravā said: “O Dhanañjaya, people say that for a noble person, noble action is easy to perform. But for that same noble person, to engage in ignoble conduct is the most difficult thing on earth.”
भूरिश्रवा उवाच
Educational Q&A
True nobility expresses itself naturally through noble action; for a genuinely honorable person, acting righteously is ‘easy’ because it aligns with character, while descending into ignoble conduct is hardest because it violates one’s inner standard and social dharma.
In the Drona Parva battle context, Bhūriśravā addresses Arjuna (Dhanañjaya) with a moral assertion about ārya (noble) versus anārya (ignoble) conduct, invoking the ethical expectations of warriors amid the pressures and provocations of war.