Mahabharata 7.201.30 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 201, Shloka 30
काम: सम्पद्यतामस्य बी भत्सोराशु मां प्रति । कल्याणवृत्तिराचार्यो मया युधि निपातित:
sañjaya uvāca |
kāmaḥ sampadyatām asya bībhatsor āśu māṃ prati |
kalyāṇavṛttir ācāryo mayā yudhi nipātitaḥ ||
बीभत्सु (अर्जुन)ची माझ्याविषयी जी इच्छा आहे ती लवकर पूर्ण होवो; कारण कल्याणवृत्ती आचार्याला मी युद्धात पाडले आहे.
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The verse highlights the ethical tension of war: even a revered, virtuous teacher (ācārya) can be brought down in battle, and the act is framed as the fulfillment of an opponent’s intent—underscoring how duty and violence can collide with reverence and moral ideals.
Sañjaya reports that the speaker claims to have felled the noble preceptor in battle and declares that Arjuna’s (Bībhatsu’s) wish regarding him has been quickly accomplished—situating the line in the aftermath of the preceptor’s downfall amid the Drona Parva conflict.
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