Shloka 10
स तदाज्ञाय दुष्टात्मा पितुर्वचनमप्रियम् । निराश: सर्वकल्याणै: शोकात् पर्यचरन्महीम्,'पिताके इस अप्रिय वचनको सुन और समझकर दृष्टात्मा द्रोणपुत्र सब प्रकारके कल्याणकी आशा छोड़ बैठा और बड़े शोकसे पृथ्वीपर विचरने लगा
sa tadājñāya duṣṭātmā pitur vacanam apriyam | nirāśaḥ sarvakalyāṇaiḥ śokāt paryacaran mahīm ||
Nang maunawaan ang di-kanais-nais na utos ng kanyang ama, ang anak ni Droṇa na may masamang kaluluwa ay tinalikuran ang lahat ng pag-asa sa kabutihang-palad at, nilamon ng dalamhati, gumala sa ibabaw ng daigdig.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical contrast: when confronted with rightful but unpleasant counsel, a corrupted disposition may respond not with repentance and self-restraint but with despair and agitation. It suggests that inner character determines whether admonition becomes a doorway to reform or a trigger for further moral collapse.
After hearing and understanding his father's unwelcome words, Droṇa’s son Aśvatthāman loses hope of any auspicious outcome. Stricken with grief, he roams about the land, indicating a troubled, unsettled state that foreshadows further actions in the Sauptika narrative.