Shloka 29
Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)
तं तु सुप्तं पुरोद्याने गड्जायां प्रक्षिपामहे । अथ तस्मादवरजं श्रेष्ठ चैव युधिष्ठिरम्
taṃ tu suptaṃ purodyāne gaṅgāyāṃ prakṣipāmahe | atha tasmād avarajaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ caiva yudhiṣṭhiram |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「彼が都の園で眠りに落ちたなら、抱え上げてガンガーへ投げ込め。次いで、彼の弟アルジュナと、兄である高貴なユディシュティラを力ずくで幽閉し、我ひとりが全地を治めよう。」 かく決した罪深きドゥルヨーダナは、嫉妬に駆られ、正当な勝負ではなく奸計によってダルマを踏みにじろうとして、偉大なる心のビーマセーナを害する機会を絶えず窺っていた。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights adharma in the form of deceitful violence and unlawful seizure of power. It frames Duryodhana’s intent—harming a sleeping rival and imprisoning rightful heirs—as ethically corrupt, driven by envy and ambition rather than righteous competition.
A plan is voiced to exploit Bhīma’s sleep in the royal garden, carry him off, and throw him into the Gaṅgā. After removing Bhīma, the conspirators intend to confine Arjuna and Yudhiṣṭhira so that Duryodhana can rule unopposed; he then continually looks for a chance to execute this harm.