Shloka 66
द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः
Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order
सो5भिजात्या च भवत्या च सख्यस्याचार्यकस्य च । सौहृदस्य च वीर्यस्य कुलीनत्वस्य माधव,महाबाहु महाधनुर्धर माधव! वही तुम हमलोगोंपर कृपा करनेके लिये ही उत्तम कुलमें जन्म-ग्रहण, अर्जुनके प्रति भक्तिभाव, मैत्री, गुरुभाव, सौहार्द, पराक्रम, कुलीनता और सत्यके अनुरूप कर्म करो
so 'bhijātyā ca bhavatyā ca sakhyasyācāryakasya ca | sauhṛdasya ca vīryasya kulīnatvasya mādhava ||
ユディシュティラは言った。「おおマーダヴァよ、汝の高貴なる生まれ、みずからの卓越、友情、導き手としての敬意、厚き好意、武勇、そして高き家柄—これらにふさわしく、真実と徳にかなうように行動してほしい。まさにその徳こそが、我らに慈悲と護りを示す道となるように。」
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True nobility is not merely birth or reputation; it must express itself as ethical action—truthfulness, goodwill, and protective compassion—especially when one has power, valor, and the trust of friends.
In the Drona Parva war setting, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Kṛṣṇa (Mādhava), invoking Kṛṣṇa’s noble qualities—friendship, mentor-like guidance, goodwill, and valor—urging him to act in a way consistent with truth and to extend help/protection to their side.