Mahabharata — Udyoga Parva, Shloka 15
Kuntī–Karṇa Saṃvāda: Lineage Disclosure and Appeal to Fraternal Dharma
Devanagari script
नाचार्य: कामवान् शिष्यैद्रोणो युद्धोत जातुचित्
Transliteration
nācāryaḥ kāmavān śiṣyair droṇo yuddhota jātucit
Translation
ਆਚਾਰਯ ਦ੍ਰੋਣ ਯੁੱਧ ਦੇ ਮਾਮਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਦੇ ਵੀ ਕਾਮਨਾ ਦੇ ਵਸ਼ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਏ; ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਪੱਖਪਾਤ ਨਾਲ ਵੀ ਉਹ ਕਦੇ ਡੋਲ੍ਹੇ ਨਹੀਂ।
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
आचार्यःthe teacher (Drona)
आचार्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआचार्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कामवान्desirous; acting from desire
कामवान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकामवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शिष्यैःby/with (his) disciples
शिष्यैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशिष्य
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
द्रोणःDrona
द्रोणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
युद्धेin battle
युद्धे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
उतindeed; and; also
उत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
जातुever; at any time
जातु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootजातु
चित्even; at all (emphatic particle)
चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित्
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaD
DroṇaŚ
śiṣya (disciples)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
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.