Shloka 623
Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)
पोथयन्तं महाबाहुं त्वं वै तं ज्ञातुमरहसि । “वह हमलोगोंके पास बेहोशीकी हालतमें आया था
vaishampāyana uvāca | pothayantaṃ mahābāhuṃ tvaṃ vai taṃ jñātum arhasi | “sa hy asmākaṃ samīpaṃ mūrcchitaḥ samāgataḥ, kintu asmābhiḥ daṣṭaḥ san prabuddho bhūtvā saṃjñāṃ prāptaḥ | saṃjñāṃ prāpya tu sa mahābāhuḥ sarvān bandhanān śīghraṃ bhittvā asmān parājayituṃ pravṛttaḥ | tvaṃ gatvā taṃ parijānīhi”
पोथयन्तं महाबाहुं त्वं वै तं ज्ञातुमर्हसि। स हि मूर्च्छितोऽस्माकं समीपमागतोऽभवत्; दष्टोऽस्माभिः प्रबुद्धः सञ्ज्ञां च लब्धवान्। सञ्ज्ञालाभे तु स महाबाहुः शीघ्रं बन्धान् सर्वान् विच्छिद्यास्मान् अभिभवति; गत्वा तं परिजानीहि॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights discernment and responsibility: when a powerful figure acts unexpectedly, one should not rely on assumptions but seek proper identification and understanding before responding. It also underscores the resilience of a true hero—once consciousness and agency return, bondage is cast off and strength reasserts itself.
A group reports to a superior that an unknown mighty-armed man arrived unconscious. Their biting roused him; once awake, he quickly broke his restraints and began overpowering them. They urge the addressee to come and identify who he is.