Shloka 116
उपायैः पूर्ववधकथनम् / Strategic Justifications for Prior Eliminations
धृष्टद्युम्नपिता राजन् द्रोणमेवाभ्यवर्तत । राजन! पांचाल-सैनिकोंसे सुरक्षित धृष्टद्युम्न-पिता राजा द्रुपदने भी द्रोणाचार्यका ही सामना किया
dhṛṣṭadyumnapitā rājan droṇam evābhyavartata |
サンジャヤは言った。「大王よ、ドリシュタデュムナの父であるドルパダ王は、パンチャーラ軍に守られていながらも、みずから進み出てドローナ・アーチャールヤに正面から挑んだ。この瞬間は戦の陰鬱な倫理を示す。私怨と義務が交わり、父にして王たる者が、恐るべき師にして戦士と直接刃を交えるのである。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid collective warfare, dharma often manifests as personal responsibility: a ruler and father does not remain behind protection but steps forward to face the decisive moral and martial challenge, where past enmity and present duty meet.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Drupada, father of Dhṛṣṭadyumna, advances—despite being guarded by Pañcāla soldiers—to engage Droṇācārya directly on the battlefield.