Shloka 157
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
एवमेतत् पुरावृत्तं तदा कथितवानृषि: । भार्गवो5पि ददौ दिव्यं धनुर्वेदं महात्मने
evam etat purāvṛttaṃ tadā kathitavān ṛṣiḥ | bhārgavo 'pi dadau divyaṃ dhanurvedaṃ mahātmane ||
Duryodhana berkata: “Demikianlah benar, itulah peristiwa silam sebagaimana resi itu menuturkannya ketika itu. Dan Bhārgava (Paraśurāma) juga telah mengurniakan kepada insan berhati agung itu ilmu memanah yang bersifat ilahi—suatu pengetahuan perang yang luar biasa, yang mampu mengangkat martabat seorang pahlawan, namun juga menguji bagaimana kuasa akan digunakan dalam tungku moral peperangan.”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the transmission of potent knowledge (Dhanurveda) through revered teachers and ancient testimony, implying an ethical burden: divine skill is not merely power to win, but a responsibility that reveals a warrior’s character in war.
Duryodhana refers to an earlier, well-known account narrated by a sage, and adds that Bhārgava (Paraśurāma) also granted the ‘divine’ Dhanurveda to a great-souled recipient—contextually pointing to the lineage of martial instruction behind formidable warriors.