Shloka 9
Book 10, Adhyāya 12: Aśvatthāmā’s Request for the Cakra and the Brahmaśiras Context
इत्युक्तवान् गुरु: पुत्र द्रोण: पश्चादथोक्तवान् । न त्वं जातु सतां मार्गे स्थातेति पुरुषर्षभ
ity uktavān guruḥ putra droṇaḥ paścād athoktavān | na tvaṃ jātu satāṃ mārge sthāteti puruṣarṣabha ||
វៃសម្បាយនៈបាននិយាយ៖ បន្ទាប់ពីគ្រូ ដ្រូណៈ បាននិយាយដូច្នេះទៅកាន់កូនរួចហើយ គាត់ក៏និយាយបន្តថា៖ «ឱ អ្នកប្រសើរនរជន! ខ្ញុំមិនជឿថា អ្នកនឹងឈរមាំលើផ្លូវដែលអ្នកល្អប្រពៃដើរតាមបានឡើយ»។
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A teacher’s ethical appraisal matters: Droṇa warns that without inner restraint and commitment to virtue, one cannot remain steady on the path of the righteous (satāṃ mārga). The verse highlights steadfastness in dharma as a defining moral quality.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, Droṇa—after saying something earlier—speaks again to his son and delivers a grave judgment: he doubts the son will ever adhere firmly to the conduct of good people, foreshadowing moral deviation in the surrounding war narrative.