Shloka 77
भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः
Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt
एवं राजन्नहिच्छत्रा पुरी जनपदायुता । युधि निर्जित्य पार्थेन द्रोणाय प्रतिपादिता
evaṁ rājann ahi-cchatrā purī janapadāyutā | yudhi nirjitya pārthena droṇāya pratipāditā ||
Wika ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: “O Hari, sa gayon ang lungsod na tinatawag na Ahicchatrā—mayaman sa maraming karatig na distrito—ay nasakop sa digmaan ni Pārtha (Arjuna) at saka marapat na iniabot kay Droṇa bilang guru-dakṣiṇā, ang handog na bayad-galang sa guro. Ipinakikita ng pangyayaring ito ang etika ng paggalang sa guro sa pamamagitan ng disiplinadong pagsisikap at wastong pag-aalay, kahit ang alay ay napagwagian sa pakikidigma.”
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic obligation of a student to honor and repay the teacher (guru-dakṣiṇā). It frames disciplined action—here, a conquest undertaken as a duty—as ethically directed when performed for a rightful commitment and then properly offered to the guru.
Vaiśaṃpāyana tells the king that Arjuna (Pārtha) conquered the city of Ahicchatrā, along with its dependent territories, in battle and then presented it to Droṇa as the promised guru-dakṣiṇā.