Shloka 76
भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः
Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt
पुत्रजन्म परीप्सन् वै पृथिवीमन्वसंचरत् । अहिच्छत्रं च विषयं द्रोणग: समभिपद्यत,ट्रपदको अपने क्षात्रबलके द्वारा द्रोणाचार्यकी पराजय होती नहीं दिखायी दी। वे अपनेको ब्राह्मण-बलसे हीन जानकर (द्रोणाचार्यको पराजित करनेके लिये) शक्तिशाली पुत्र प्राप्त करनेकी इच्छासे पृथ्वीपर विचरने लगे। इधर द्रोणाचार्यने (उत्तर-पांचालवर्ती) अहिच्छत्र नामक राज्यको अपने अधिकारमें कर लिया
putrajanma parīpsan vai pṛthivīm anvasañcarat | ahicchatraṃ ca viṣayaṃ droṇagaḥ samabhipadyata |
Vaiśaṃpāyana disse: Desejando o nascimento de um filho, Drupada vagou pela terra em busca de meios para obtê-lo. Enquanto isso, o filho de Droṇa (Aśvatthāmā) veio a possuir o território e o reino chamados Ahicchatra. A passagem ressalta como a percepção da insuficiência do próprio poder pode levar um governante a buscas extraordinárias—até eticamente arriscadas—ao passo que o lado oposto consolida o controle político pela força e pela oportunidade.
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a ruler’s sense of insufficiency in worldly power can lead to intense pursuit of alternative means (such as seeking a powerful heir), while political realities continue to shift through conquest and control. It implicitly raises ethical questions about ambition, insecurity, and the costs of rivalry.
Drupada, unable to overcome Droṇa by conventional martial strength, seeks the birth of a powerful son and roams the world toward that end. At the same time, Droṇa’s son Aśvatthāmā gains control over the territory known as Ahicchatra.