Mahabharata 7.199.44 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 199, Shloka 44
नानृती पाण्डवो ज्येष्ठो नाहं वाधार्मिको<र्जुन शिष्यद्रोही हत: पापो युध्यस्व विजयस्तव
dhṛṣṭadyumna uvāca | nānṛtī pāṇḍavo jyeṣṭho nāhaṁ vādhārmiko 'rjuna | śiṣyadrohī hataḥ pāpo yudhyasva vijayas tava ||
ധൃഷ്ടദ്യുമ്നൻ പറഞ്ഞു— അർജുനാ! പാണ്ഡവന്മാരിൽ ജ്യേഷ്ഠനായ യുധിഷ്ഠിരൻ അസത്യവാദിയല്ല; ഞാനും അധാർമ്മികനല്ല. ദ്രോണൻ പാപിയും ശിഷ്യദ്രോഹിയും ആയതിനാൽ അവൻ വധിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. ഇനി നീ യുദ്ധം ചെയ്തു— വിജയം നിനക്കായിരിക്കും.
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The verse frames wartime action within dharma: it defends Yudhiṣṭhira’s reputation for truth and asserts the speaker’s own righteousness, while morally condemning Droṇa as a violator of the teacher–disciple bond. It shows how characters attempt to reconcile harsh battlefield outcomes with ethical reasoning and duty.
After Droṇa’s fall, Dhṛṣṭadyumna addresses Arjuna to remove hesitation and moral doubt. He insists that Yudhiṣṭhira did not become a liar and that Droṇa’s death is justified by Droṇa’s alleged betrayal of disciples; he then urges Arjuna to resume fighting with confidence of victory.
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