Shloka 106
Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
भरद्वाजस्य च स्कन्न॑ द्रोण्यां शुक्रमवर्धत । महर्षेरुग्रतपसस्तस्माद् द्रोणो व्यजायत,एक समय उग्रतपस्वी महर्षि भरद्वाजका वीर्य किसी द्रोणी (पर्वतकी गुफा)-में स्खलित होकर धीरे-धीरे पुष्ट होने लगा। उसीसे द्रोणका जन्म हुआ
Bharadvājasya ca skannaṃ droṇyāṃ śukram avardhata | maharṣer ugratapasaḥ tasmād droṇo vyajāyata ||
Dāśa berkata: Benih (semen) resi agung Bharadvāja—seorang pertapa dengan tapa yang dahsyat—telah jatuh ke dalam sebuah droṇī (bekas/lekuk seperti palung atau rongga) dan di situ ia beransur-ansur membesar serta matang. Daripada benih itulah Droṇa dilahirkan. Kisah ini menegaskan tema berulang dalam Mahābhārata bahawa kelahiran luar biasa boleh muncul daripada kuasa tapa dan keadaan yang ganjil, sekali gus meramalkan peranan Droṇa dalam pergolakan moral dan peperangan yang bakal tiba.
दाश उवाच
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The verse highlights the potency of tapas (ascetic discipline) and the Mahābhārata motif that remarkable destinies may arise through unconventional births; moral and historical consequences can flow from the spiritual power and actions of sages.
Daśa narrates Droṇa’s origin: Bharadvāja’s generative seed falls into a droṇī, develops there, and from it Droṇa is born—explaining Droṇa’s name and setting up his later significance in the epic’s martial narrative.