Shloka 64

अध्याय ८० — मध्यंदिन-रणवृत्तान्तः

Yudhiṣṭhira–Śrutāyu encounter; Cekitāna–Gautama clash; Abhimanyu pressure; Arjuna’s redeployment

Devanagari script

(द्रोणमिष्वस्त्रकुशलं सर्वविद्यासु पारगम्‌ ।) दृष्टवा तु सहसा5<यान्तं पाञज्चाल्यो गुरुमात्मन: । नाशंसत वध वीर: पुत्राणां तव भारत,भारत! पांचालराजकुमार धूृष्टद्युम्नने धनुर्वेदमें कुशल और समस्त विद्याओंके पारंगत विद्वान्‌ अपने गुरु द्रोणाचार्यको सहसा वहाँ आये देख आपके पुत्रोंके वधकी इच्छा छोड़ दी

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

droṇam iṣv-astrakuśalaṁ sarvavidyāsu pāragam |

dṛṣṭvā tu sahasāyāntaṁ pāñcālyo gurum ātmanaḥ |

nāśaṁsata vadhaṁ vīraḥ putrāṇāṁ tava bhārata ||

Translation

Sanjaya nói: Thấy Droṇa—bậc tinh thông binh khí tên đạn và viên mãn mọi ngành học—bất ngờ đến nơi ấy, hoàng tử xứ Pañcāla (Dhrishtadyumna), khi trông thấy chính vị thầy của mình, đã không tán thành việc giết các con trai của ngài, hỡi Bharata.

Word by Word

• {'sañjaya uvāca': 'Sanjaya said', 'droṇam': 'Drona (Dronacharya)', 'iṣv-astrakuśalam': 'skilled in arrows and missile-weapons

• expert in archery/weaponry', 'sarvavidyāsu': 'in all sciences/branches of knowledge', 'pāragam': 'one who has gone to the far shore

• fully accomplished/mastered', 'dṛṣṭvā': 'having seen', 'tu': 'but/indeed', 'sahasāyāntam': 'coming suddenly

• arriving at once', 'pāñcālyaḥ': 'the Panchala prince (here, Dhrishtadyumna)', 'gurum': 'teacher, preceptor', 'ātmanaḥ': 'of himself

• his own', 'nāśaṁsata': 'did not approve

• did not consent to/praise', 'vadham': 'killing, slaughter', 'vīraḥ': 'the hero/warrior', 'putrāṇām': 'of the sons', 'tava': 'your', 'bhārata': 'O Bharata (address to Dhritarashtra/descendant of Bharata)'}

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Drona (Dronacharya)
• Panchala prince (Dhrishtadyumna)
• Kaurava sons (sons of Dhritarashtra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in warfare, ethical restraint can arise from dharmic bonds—especially the reverence owed to one’s teacher. The verse highlights how recognition of the guru can check violent intent and complicate the moral choices of battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that when Drona suddenly appears, the Panchala prince (Dhrishtadyumna), despite being a capable warrior, refrains from endorsing or pursuing the killing of Dhritarashtra’s sons at that moment, influenced by seeing his own preceptor.