Shloka 34
द्रोणवध-प्रश्नः
Droṇa’s Fall: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Inquiry
एकस्तु धार्तराष्ट्रेभ्य:ः पाण्डवान् य: समाश्रित: । त॑ बृहन्तो महाकाया युयुत्सुमवहन् रणे
ekas tu dhārtarāṣṭrebhyaḥ pāṇḍavān yaḥ samāśritaḥ | taṃ bṛhanto mahākāyā yuyutsum avahan raṇe ||
ສັນຈະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນບັນດາລູກຊາຍຂອງ ທຣິຕຣາສຕຣະ ມີຜູ້ໜຶ່ງ—ຢຸຍຸດສຸ—ຜູ້ໄດ້ໄປພຶ່ງພາພານດະວະ. ໃນກາງສົງຄາມອັນວຸ່ນວາຍ ນັກຮົບຮ່າງໃຫຍ່ສູງສົ່ງໄດ້ຈັບເຂົາແລ້ວພາອອກໄປທ່າມກາງການຕໍ່ສູ້—ຊີ້ໃຫ້ເຫັນວ່າ ການຍຶດຫມັ້ນໃນທຳມະ ອາດເຮັດໃຫ້ຄົນໜຶ່ງໂດດດ່ຽວໃນຫມູ່ຍາດ ແລະກາຍເປັນເປົ້າໝາຍໃນຄວາມສັບສົນຂອງສົງຄາມ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension between birth-based loyalty and chosen allegiance: Yuyutsu, though born among the Dhārtarāṣṭras, aligns himself with the Pāṇḍavas, implying a commitment to what he deems dharma. Such a choice can bring immediate peril and social isolation, especially in war.
Sañjaya reports that Yuyutsu—identified as the lone Dhārtarāṣṭra aligned with the Pāṇḍavas—was seized and carried away in the midst of battle by large, powerful warriors, indicating a moment of capture/forcible removal amid the chaos of combat.