Shloka 216
द्रोणं तव सुतो राजन् पुनरेवेदमब्रवीत् | संजय कहते हैं--राजन्! इस प्रकार अर्जुनकी प्रशंसा करते हुए द्रोणाचार्यसे उस समय आपके पुत्रने कुपित होकर पुनः इस प्रकार कहा--
sañjaya uvāca | droṇaṃ tava suto rājan punar evedam abravīt |
सञ्जय उवाच—राजन्, तव सुतः पुनरेव द्रोणमिदमब्रवीत्। अर्जुनस्य प्रशंसां कृत्वा तदा कुपितो भूत्वा द्रोणाचार्यं प्रति पुनरिदं वचनमाह।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger and ego can distort judgment in leadership: even in a righteous duty-bound role, commanders and princes are tested by praise of an opponent and by perceived inadequacy, making self-control and clarity essential to dharma in action.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duryodhana, after hearing praise of Arjuna, becomes upset and again addresses Droṇa—setting up a charged exchange about battlefield performance, responsibility, and strategy.