Shloka 59
यदि वा द्विपदां श्रेष्ठ द्रोणं मानयतो गुरुम् । अश्वत्थाम्नि कृपा ते$स्ति कृपे वाचार्य गौरवात्
sañjaya uvāca | yadi vā dvipadāṃ śreṣṭha droṇaṃ mānayato gurum | aśvatthāmni kṛpā te 'sti kṛpe vācārya-gauravāt ||
သဉ္ဇယက ပြောသည်– «လူတို့အနက် အမြတ်ဆုံးသူရေ။ ဂုရု ဒ್ರೋဏကို ဂုဏ်ပြုလေးစားနေစဉ် အရှွတ္ထာမန်အပေါ် ကရုဏာရှိလျှင်၊ သို့မဟုတ် ဆရာအပေါ် ထိုက်တန်သော ဂౌရဝကြောင့် ကೃပအပေါ် နူးညံ့သနားစိတ်ရှိလျှင်—ထိုတားမြစ်မှုကို ထားရှိစေ»။
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, ethical restraint can arise from dharma-based relationships—especially reverence for one’s teacher (guru/ācārya) and compassion toward the teacher’s kin or fellow preceptors. The verse frames mercy not as weakness but as a moral consideration grounded in guru-honor.
Sañjaya addresses Arjuna, suggesting that if Arjuna’s respect for Droṇa makes him reluctant to harm Droṇa’s son Aśvatthāman, or if reverence for the preceptor’s status makes him reluctant to harm Kṛpa, that hesitation is understandable. The speech sets up a contrast between justified restraint and the demands of battle.