Shloka 50
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 50 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Bhīmasena (भीमसेनभयवर्णनम्)
यदस्मदाश्रयं किंचिद् दत्तमिष्टं च संजय । तस्यापचितिमार्यत्वात् कर्तार: स्थविरास्त्रय:
yad asmad-āśrayaṃ kiṃcid dattam iṣṭaṃ ca saṃjaya | tasyāpacitim āryatvāt kartāraḥ sthavirās trayaḥ ||
Sinabi ni Dhṛtarāṣṭra: “O Saṃjaya, anuman ang naibigay o naihandog sa ritwal ng mga umaasa sa aming angkan—dahil sa marangal na asal at pagtalima sa nararapat, ang tatlong kagalang-galang na matatanda ay magbabayad ng utang-na-loob na iyon.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights āryatva (noble conduct) expressed as apaciti—repaying benefits received. It frames loyalty as a moral debt arising from patronage, even when the broader situation is ethically conflicted.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra tells Saṃjaya that the three senior elders—Bhīṣma, Droṇa, and Kṛpa—who have lived under Kuru support will ‘repay’ that support by aligning with the Kaurava side in the impending war.