Shloka 13
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय 128: दुर्योधनस्य परसेनाप्रवेशः
Duryodhana’s Incursion and the Tumult of Battle
भ्रातुरन्वेषणं कृत्वा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिर:
bhrātur anveṣaṇaṁ kṛtvā dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು— ಸಹೋದರನ ಅನ್ವೇಷಣೆಯನ್ನು ಕೈಗೊಂಡು, ಧರ್ಮಪುತ್ರ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರನು ಯುದ್ಧದ ಗೊಂದಲದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಧರ್ಮಬಂಧನ ಹಾಗೂ ಬಂಧುತ್ವದ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಭಾವವನ್ನು ಮನದಲ್ಲಿ ಧರಿಸಿ ಮುಂದುವರಿದನು।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a battlefield setting, dharma expresses itself through steadfast responsibility—especially toward one’s family and dependents. Yudhiṣṭhira’s epithet ‘Dharmaputra’ frames his actions as guided by moral duty rather than impulse.
Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira has engaged in searching for his brother. The verse is a brief narrative hinge, indicating a purposeful movement or decision following that search.