Shloka 61
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणाभिमुख्यं तथा सात्यकि-कर्ण-समागमः
Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s advance toward Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Karṇa confrontation
यदा बाल: सुभद्राया: सुतः शस्त्रविना कृत: । युष्माभिनििहतो युद्धे तदा धर्म: क्व वो गत:,जब तुमलोगोंने सुभद्राके बालक पुत्र अभिमन्युको युद्धमें शस्त्रहीन करके मार डाला था, उस समय तुम्हारा धर्म कहाँ चला गया था?
yadā bālaḥ subhadrāyāḥ sutaḥ śastravinā kṛtaḥ | yuṣmābhir nihato yuddhe tadā dharmaḥ kva vo gataḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Ketika putera muda Subhadrā dilucutkan senjatanya lalu kamu membunuhnya di medan perang, ke manakah perginya dharma kamu pada saat itu?”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse condemns the violation of dharma in warfare: killing a young warrior after making him weaponless is portrayed as a moral collapse, and the question “where was your dharma?” exposes hypocrisy and ethical failure.
Sañjaya recalls the slaying of Abhimanyu—Subhadrā’s young son—who was overwhelmed and deprived of effective means of defense, and he uses this incident to challenge the opposing side’s claim to righteousness.