Shloka 19
Droṇa–Drupada Saṃvāda and Droṇa’s Reception at the Kuru Court (द्रोण-द्रुपद-संवादः; कुरुनगरप्रवेशः)
धार्मिकश्न कुरूणां स भविष्यति न संशय: । धर्मेण चापि दत्तस्य नाधर्मे रंस्यते मन:
dhārmikaś ca kurūṇāṃ sa bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ | dharmeṇa cāpi dattasyā nādharme raṃsyate manaḥ ||
“ಅವನು ಕುರುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಧರ್ಮಿಷ್ಠನಾಗುವನು—ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಶಯವಿಲ್ಲ. ಧರ್ಮದಿಂದ ದತ್ತನಾದ ಪುತ್ರನ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಅಧರ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ರಮಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A child obtained through Dharma—i.e., through righteous means and under the aegis of the Dharma-deity—is expected to embody ethical steadiness: his mind will not be drawn toward adharma.
Vaiśampāyana reassures that the son to be obtained through invoking Dharma will be exceptionally righteous among the Kurus, emphasizing the moral legitimacy and ethical outcome of the act.