Shloka 2
Saṃśaptakas in Candrārdha-vyūha; Arjuna’s Devadatta and the Traigarta Rout
Chapter 17
कृत्वावहारं सैन्यानां द्रोण: परमदुर्मना: । दुर्योधनमभिप्रेक्ष्य सब्रीडमिदमब्रवीत्,सेनाओंको युद्धसे लौटाकर द्रोणाचार्य मन-ही-मन अत्यन्त दुःखी हो दुर्योधनकी ओर देखते हुए लज्जित होकर बोले--
kṛtvāvahāraṃ sainyānāṃ droṇaḥ paramadurmanāḥ | duryodhanam abhiprekṣya sabrīḍam idam abravīt ||
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອໄດ້ເອີ້ນກອງທັບກັບຈາກການຮົບແລ້ວ, ດໂຣນະອາຈານມີໃຈເສົ້າໝອງຢ່າງຫນັກ. ທ່ານເບິ່ງໄປຫາດຸຣໂຍທະນະ ແລະດ້ວຍຄວາມອາຍ ໄດ້ກ່າວຖ້ອຍຄໍາເຫຼົ່ານີ້.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, leadership is not value-neutral: a commander may feel moral unease and shame when outcomes, methods, or obligations conflict with conscience. The verse highlights inner accountability—success demanded by power can clash with one’s sense of right conduct.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa recalls the troops from battle and, feeling deeply dejected, turns to Duryodhana. With embarrassment or compunction, Droṇa begins to address him—setting up a consequential exchange about the course of the war and expectations placed upon the commander.