Jayadrathasya śoka-bhaya-vilāpaḥ — Droṇena āśvāsanaṃ ca
Jayadratha’s lament and Droṇa’s reassurance
तस्य पुत्रो हरिनाम नारायणसमो बले । श्रीमान् कृतास्त्रो मेधावी युधि शक्रोपमो बली
tasya putro harināma nārāyaṇasamo bale | śrīmān kṛtāstro medhāvī yudhi śakropamo balī ||
ヴィヤーサは言った。「その子はハリと名づけられ、力においてナーラーヤナに等しかった。栄光と富に恵まれ、武器の術をことごとく修め、聡明で、戦場ではシャクラ(インドラ)のごとく剛勇であった。」
व्यास उवाच
The verse highlights ideal warrior qualities—strength, mastery of weapons, and intelligence—while implicitly reminding that such extraordinary power, praised in epic rhetoric, carries grave moral responsibility in the context of a destructive war.
Vyāsa describes a particular warrior’s son named Hari, extolling him as exceptionally powerful—comparable to Nārāyaṇa in strength and to Indra in battle—thereby elevating his stature within the unfolding conflict of the Droṇa Parva.