Shloka 166
द्रोणनिन्दाश्रवणं तथा सात्यकि–पार्षतविवादः
Hearing the reproach of Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Pārṣata dispute
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत घटोत्कचवधपर्वमें रात्रियुद्धके प्रसंगमें दुर्योधनका पलायनविषयक एक सौ छाछठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ,सदृशैर्युध्य माद्रेय वचो मे मा विशड्किथा: । “ओ अधीर बालक! तू युद्धस्थलमें विशिष्ट रथियोंके साथ संग्राम न करना। माद्रीकुमार! अपने समान योद्धाओंके साथ युद्ध किया कर। मेरी इस बातपर संदेह न करना”
sadṛśair yudhyam ādrēya vaco me mā viśaṅkithāḥ |
Sañjaya said: “O son of Mādrī, fight only with those who are your equals; do not engage in battle with superior chariot-warriors. Do not doubt my words.” In the night-fighting episode within the Ghaṭotkaca-slaying section of the Droṇa Parva, this chapter concludes with counsel meant to restrain reckless valor and to preserve order and prudence amid the chaos of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Valor should be governed by discernment: one should choose appropriate opponents and avoid reckless engagement with superior warriors, especially amid the confusion of night warfare.
During the night-battle context connected with the Ghaṭotkaca episode in Droṇa Parva, Sañjaya reports a cautionary instruction addressed to a Mādrī-putra, urging him to fight only equals and to trust the counsel.