Shloka 6
Rajo-dhūli-saṃmūḍha-saṅgrāmaḥ
The Dust-Obscured Battle and Mutual Charges
पाण्डवानां प्रतापेन दुर्ग देशं निवेश्य च । सपत्नान् सततं बाधन्नार्यवृत्तिमनुछित:
pāṇḍavānāṃ pratāpena durga-deśaṃ niveśya ca | sapatnān satataṃ bādhan ārya-vṛttim anucchitaḥ ||
دھرتراشٹر نے کہا—پاندوؤں کے پرتاب کے دباؤ میں وہ دشوار گزار مقام کی پناہ میں چلا گیا۔ وہ اپنے حریفوں کو برابر ستاتا اور روکتا رہا، پھر بھی شریفانہ اور دھرم کے مطابق برتاؤ کرنے لگا۔
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid hostility and tactical warfare, one is expected to uphold ārya-vṛtti—noble, dharmic standards of conduct—showing that ethical restraint is not automatically negated by conflict.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra describes a figure compelled by the Pāṇḍavas’ strength to retreat into an inaccessible stronghold; from there he continually troubles his opponents, yet is portrayed as maintaining socially approved, ‘noble’ conduct.