Shloka 63
द्रोणपर्वणि विप्रेभ्यो भोजनं परमार्चितम्
droṇaparvaṇi viprebhyo bhojanaṃ paramārcitam
Vaiśampāyana said: “In the Droṇa Parva, a meal—honoured in the highest manner—was offered to the brāhmaṇas.” The line highlights the epic’s ethical insistence that even amid the violence and upheaval of war, reverence toward learned and sacred guests (vipras) and the duty of hospitality (atithi-satkara) must be upheld.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharma through atithi-satkara and dāna: even in a context shaped by war narratives, the tradition insists on honoring brāhmaṇas and maintaining sacred duties of hospitality and reverence.
The narrator notes that, in connection with the events of the Droṇa Parva, brāhmaṇas were given a meal that was treated as highly honored—suggesting a formal, respectful offering rather than ordinary feeding.