Shloka 5
द्रोण–धृष्टद्युम्नयुद्धवर्णनम्
Drona–Dhrishtadyumna Battle Description
ब्रह्मद्विषां चाथ तस्मिन् सहस््राणि चतुर्दश । पुनरन्यानि जग्राह दन्तक़््रं जघान ह,उसी युद्धके सिलसिलेमें परशुरामजीने चौदह हजार दूसरे ब्रह्मद्रोहियोंका दमन किया और दन्तक़्ूर नामक राजाको भी मार डाला
brahmadviṣāṁ cātha tasmin sahasrāṇi caturdaśa | punar anyāni jagrāha dantakrūraṁ jaghāna ha ||
Nārada said: “In that same course of warfare, Paraśurāma subdued fourteen thousand more who were hostile to the Brāhmaṇas; and he also slew the king named Dantakrūra.” The verse frames the violence as punitive action against brahma-dveṣa (hatred toward the Brāhmaṇas), presenting it as a morally charged campaign rather than mere conquest.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents violence as ethically framed retribution: hostility toward Brāhmaṇas (brahma-dveṣa) is depicted as a grave adharma that invites decisive punishment. It highlights the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension between force and righteousness—war is narrated as morally consequential, not value-neutral.
Nārada recounts Paraśurāma’s campaign: in the same sequence of conflict he overpowered fourteen thousand additional opponents characterized as haters of Brāhmaṇas, and he killed a king named Dantakrūra.