Shloka 67
प्रतिगृहा तु तत्सवव कृतास्त्रो द्विजसत्तम: | प्रियं सखायं सुप्रीतो जगाम द्रुपदं प्रति
pratigṛhya tu tat sarvaṁ kṛtāstro dvijasattamaḥ | priyaṁ sakhāyaṁ suprīto jagāma drupadaṁ prati ||
وہ سب کچھ حاصل کر کے برہمنوں میں افضل درون اسلحہ و اَستر کے علم میں کامل ہو گیا؛ اور نہایت شاداں ہو کر اپنے عزیز دوست دروپد سے ملنے کے لیے روانہ ہوا۔
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the completion of disciplined learning (mastery of astravidyā) and the ethical weight of relationships: friendship and gratitude can shape later choices, and unmet expectations in such bonds can become sources of conflict affecting dharma.
Droṇa, having fully mastered weapon-science after receiving instruction, feels delighted and goes to his dear friend Drupada, setting up the later tension between their earlier friendship and Drupada’s royal status and pride.