Mahabharata — Udyoga Parva, Shloka 15
Kuntī–Karṇa Saṃvāda: Lineage Disclosure and Appeal to Fraternal Dharma
नाचार्य: कामवान् शिष्यैद्रोणो युद्धोत जातुचित्
nācāryaḥ kāmavān śiṣyair droṇo yuddhota jātucit
ဝိုင်ရှမ္ပာယနက ပြောသည်– «ဒ్రోဏသည် အာစာရျဖြစ်သော်လည်း စစ်ရေးကိစ္စ၌ ကိုယ်ပိုင်လိုလားတပ်မက်မှုကြောင့် မည်သည့်အခါမျှ မလှုပ်ရှားခဲ့၊ ထို့ပြင် မိမိ၏ တပည့်တို့ကြောင့်လည်း မလှည့်ယွင်းခဲ့»။
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A true ācārya should not be ruled by kāma (self-interested desire) or by partiality toward disciples; ethical steadiness and impartial judgment are especially vital in the context of war.
Vaiśampāyana characterizes Droṇa’s disposition, asserting that he was not desire-driven in warfare and was not led astray by his disciples—framing Droṇa as acting from duty rather than personal craving or factional pressure.