Shloka 29
आचार्य-क्षमा, देśa–kāla-नīti, तथा भेद-दोषः
Teacher-Reconciliation, Timing-Policy, and the Fault of Factionalism
भवतां रोमकूपाणि प्रद्ृष्टान्युपलक्षये । ध्रुवं विनाशो युद्धेन क्षत्रियाणां प्रदृश्यते,कौरवो! मैं देखता हूँ, तुम्हारे रोंगटे खड़े हो गये हैं; अतः निश्चय ही, इस युद्धके द्वारा क्षत्रियोंका विनाश निकट दिखायी देता है
bhavatāṃ romakūpāṇi pradr̥ṣṭāny upalakṣaye | dhruvaṃ vināśo yuddhena kṣatriyāṇāṃ pradr̥śyate ||
Droṇa berkata: “Aku melihat bulu roma pada tubuhmu berdiri kerana gentar. Daripada itu, jelas bagiku bahawa melalui perang ini, kebinasaan para kṣatriya sudah pun tampak mendekat.”
द्रोण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames bodily fear (gooseflesh) as an omen and a moral warning: war, even when pursued under kṣatriya duty, tends toward large-scale ruin. It highlights the ethical gravity of choosing battle and the near-inevitability of widespread loss once war is set in motion.
Droṇa addresses a Kaurava and remarks that he observes signs of terror—hair standing on end—interpreting this as a portent that the impending conflict will bring certain destruction to the warrior class.