Shloka 29
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणरथारोহণं सात्यकेः प्रतिरक्षणं च | Dhrishtadyumna Boards Droṇa’s Chariot; Sātyaki’s Counter-Protection
स्मिताभिभाषिणं शान्तं गुरुवाक्यकरं सदा | बाल्ये5प्यतुलकर्माणं प्रियवाक्यममत्सरम्
smitābhibhāṣiṇaṃ śāntaṃ guruvākyakaraṃ sadā | bālye 'py atulakarmāṇaṃ priyavākyam amatsaram ||
ಅವನು ಮಂದಸ್ಮಿತದಿಂದ ಮಾತಾಡುವವನು, ಸ್ವಭಾವತಃ ಶಾಂತ, ಸದಾ ಗುರುಗಳ ವಾಕ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪಾಲಿಸುವವನು. ಬಾಲ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಅವನ ಕರ್ಮಗಳು ಅತುಲ; ಅವನ ಮಾತುಗಳು ಪ್ರಿಯ, ಅವನು ಮತ್ಸರರಹಿತನು.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
True excellence is grounded in ethical character: calmness, pleasant and non-harmful speech, freedom from envy, and steady obedience to rightful instruction—virtues that remain meaningful even amid conflict.
Sañjaya is describing a person’s virtues—his calm demeanor, respectful obedience to teachers, extraordinary deeds from childhood, and lack of envy—highlighting the moral stature of the figure being spoken about within the Drona Parva war narrative.