Mahabharata 7.6.5 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 6, Shloka 5
द्रोणसेनापत्यं, व्यूहविन्यासः, उत्पातदर्शनं, आरम्भयुद्धम्
Droṇa’s Command, Battle-Formations, Omens, and Opening Engagement
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्गाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत द्रोणाभिषेकपर्वमें कर्णवाक्यविषयक पॉचवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
rudrāṇām iva kāpālī vasūnām iva pāvakaḥ | kubera iva yakṣāṇāṁ marutām iva vāsavaḥ ||
രുദ്രന്മാരിൽ കപാലി (ശിവൻ) പോലെയും, വസുക്കളിൽ പാവക (അഗ്നി) പോലെയും, യക്ഷന്മാരിൽ കുബേരൻ പോലെയും, മരുത്തുകളിൽ വാസവൻ (ഇന്ദ്രൻ) പോലെയും—നിങ്ങൾ അഗ്രഗണ്യനാണ്.
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a political-ethical ideal of leadership: the most capable guardian should accept responsibility for protection, just as each divine class has a preeminent figure. Excellence implies duty—power is validated by service to one’s side in a time of crisis.
In the Drona-related context, the speaker uses a chain of divine similes to exalt the addressed commander/teacher as unrivaled, thereby urging him to take up the role of chief protector and lead the Kauravas toward victory.
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