Shloka 41
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 47 — Arjuna’s Deterrent Declaration
Sañjaya’s Report
यदा द्रष्टा संजयानामनीके धृष्टय्युम्न॑ प्रमुखे रोचमानम् । अस्त्र॑ यस्मै गुह्मुमुवाच धीमान् द्रोणस्तदा तप्स्यति धार्तराष्ट्र:
yadā draṣṭā sañjayānām anīke dhṛṣṭadyumnam pramukhe rocamānam | astraṁ yasmai guhyaṁ uvāca dhīmān droṇas tadā tapsyati dhārtarāṣṭraḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Apabila putera Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana) melihat Dhrishtadyumna bersinar di barisan hadapan bala tentera Pāṇḍava, dia akan tersiksa hebat—kerana kepada orang itulah guru bijaksana Drona dahulu pernah menyingkap rahsia terdalam ilmu persenjataan. Pemandangan itu menjadikan ajaran yang diberi atas dasar kepercayaan sebagai ancaman di medan perang, lalu fikiran Duryodhana terbakar oleh firasat buruk dan penyesalan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension in martial instruction: knowledge given in trust can return as a weapon against one’s own side. It underscores how actions and alliances in war create moral consequences—Duryodhana’s anguish arises from seeing Drona’s confidential teaching embodied in an enemy commander.
Sanjaya predicts Duryodhana’s reaction on the battlefield: when Duryodhana beholds Dhrishtadyumna leading the opposing army in splendor, he will feel intense distress, remembering that Drona had once taught Dhrishtadyumna secret aspects of weapon-lore.