Shloka 3436
अर्जुनेनार्जुनं द्रोणो मनसैवाभ्यपूजयत् । जब अर्जुनके द्वारा उनके विधिपूर्वक चलाये हुए दिव्यास्त्र भी प्रतिहत होने लगे, तब द्रोणने अर्जुनकी मन-ही-मन सराहना की
arjunena arjunaṃ droṇo manasaivābhyapūjayat |
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ໂດຣນະ ໄດ້ນັບຖືອາຣະຈຸນຢູ່ໃນໃຈ. ເມື່ອແມ່ນແຕ່ອາວຸດທິບທີ່ອາຣະຈຸນໄດ້ປ່ອຍອອກຢ່າງຖືກພິທີ ແລະຖືກຫຼັກການ ກໍເລີ່ມຖືກຕ້ານແລະຖືກເຮັດໃຫ້ຫມົດິດ, ໂດຣນະ—ເຫັນຄວາມຊຳນານແລະຄວາມຍັບຍັ້ງອັນຫາຍາກໃນສົງຄາມແບບນັ້ນ—ຈຶ່ງຊົມເຊີຍອາຣະຈຸນໃນໃຈຂອງຕົນ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid violent conflict, dharmic conduct includes recognizing genuine merit in an opponent. Drona’s inward praise highlights an ethical ideal in epic warfare: excellence should be acknowledged without envy, and power—especially divine weaponry—must be handled with disciplined, rule-bound restraint.
During the battle, Arjuna deploys divine missiles in the prescribed manner, yet they are being countered. Observing this high-level contest of astras and Arjuna’s disciplined mastery, Drona—though on the opposing side—silently honors Arjuna in his mind.