Shloka 29
Droṇa’s Rebuke to Duryodhana after Jayadratha’s Fall (द्रोणेन दुर्योधनं प्रति प्रत्युक्तिः)
एको बहून् समासाद्य कच्चिन्नासीतू पराड्मुख: । अत्यन्त सुखमें पला हुआ, इस लोक तथा राजलक्ष्मीका स्वामी अकेला दुर्योधन बहुसंख्यक योद्धाओंके साथ युद्ध करके रणभूमिसे विमुख तो नहीं हुआ? ।। संजय उवाच राजन संग्राममाश्चर्य तव पुत्रस्य भारत
sañjaya uvāca | eko bahūn samāsādya kaccin nāsīt parāṅmukhaḥ | rājān saṅgrāmam āścaryaṃ tava putrasya bhārata ||
सञ्जय उवाच— राजन् संग्राममाश्चर्यं तव पुत्रस्य भारत। एको बहून् समासाद्य कच्चिन्नासीत् पराङ्मुखः॥ अत्यन्तसुखसंवृद्धो लोकस्येश्वर्यलक्ष्म्याः स्वामी दुर्योधनः, बहुभिर्योधैः सह युध्यन् रणभूमेर्न विमुखोऽभवत् किम्॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness in battle: even one who has enjoyed comfort and royal prosperity is expected to face danger without turning away. It also subtly frames valor as a moral test—whether one remains firm or becomes parāṅmukha (retreats) when confronted by overwhelming opposition.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra about Duryodhana’s conduct in the fighting. He wonders aloud whether Duryodhana, alone against many, held his ground or turned away, and he remarks that the battle involving the king’s son was extraordinary.