Mahabharata (Gita Press) 7.49.22 - Drona Parva, Adhyaya 49, Shloka 22
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 49: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament and Strategic Foreboding after Abhimanyu’s Fall
द्रोणकर्णमुखै: षड्भिर्धार्तराष्ट्रमहारथै: । एको<यं निहतः शेते नैष धर्मो मतो हि न:
droṇakarṇamukhaiḥ ṣaḍbhir dhārtarāṣṭramahārathaiḥ | eko 'yaṃ nihataḥ śete naiṣa dharmo mato hi naḥ ||
ദ്രോണനും കര്ണനും മുതലായ ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രപക്ഷത്തിലെ ആറു മഹാരഥന്മാര് ചേര്ന്ന് ഈ ഒറ്റപ്പെട്ട, നിസ്സഹായ ബാലനെ വധിച്ചു; അവന് ഇവിടെ കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ട് കിടക്കുന്നു. ഞങ്ങളുടെ വിധിയില് ഇത് ധര്മമല്ല.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, power must be restrained by dharma: killing a lone, helpless boy by the combined force of multiple elite warriors is condemned as adharma, highlighting that victory without righteousness is morally tainted.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a single boy has been killed while defenseless by six Kaurava great warriors led by Droṇa and Karṇa, and he explicitly judges the act as not in accordance with dharma.
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