Shloka 243
न कथंचन कौरव्य प्रहर्तव्यं गुराविति । 'पूर्वकालमें मुझे अस्त्रविद्याकी शिक्षा देकर कृपाचार्यने जो मुझसे यह कहा था कि “कुरुनन्दन! तुम्हें गुरुक ऊपर किसी प्रकार भी प्रहार नहीं करना चाहिये”
na kathañcana kauravya prahartavyaṃ gurāv iti |
Sañjaya said: “O Kauravya, one must never strike one’s teacher in any circumstance.” This recalls the ethical restraint taught in the guru–disciple bond: even amid the violence of war, reverence for the preceptor is upheld as a binding rule of conduct.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in extreme situations like war, dharma imposes limits: a teacher (guru) is not to be attacked. The verse foregrounds the sanctity of the guru–disciple bond and the moral restraint expected of a warrior.
Sañjaya reports a remembered injunction—addressed to a Kuru prince—that one must not strike the guru. In the Drona Parva context, this functions as a moral reminder amid battlefield decisions involving revered elders and preceptors.