Shloka 213
धृतराष्ट्रस्य मूर्च्छा तथा द्रोणविषयकप्रश्नाः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Fainting and Questions Concerning Droṇa
स सत्यसंधो बलवान् द्रोण: किमकरोदू युधि । समस्त जगतके धनुर्धर जिनकी विद्याका आश्रय लेकर जीवननिर्वाह करते हैं, उन सत्यपराक्रमी बलवान द्रोणाचार्यने युद्धमें क्या किया?
sa satyasaṃdho balavān droṇaḥ kim akarod yudhi | samasta-jagatake dhanurdhara jinakī vidyākā āśraya lekar jīvana-nirvāha karate haiṃ, un satya-parākrama balavān droṇācāryane yuddhameṃ kyā kiyā?
Vua Dhṛtarāṣṭra hỏi: “Trong chiến trận, Droṇa—bậc kiên định nơi chân thật, sức mạnh phi thường—đã làm gì? Ngài là vị thầy quyền uy, dũng lực đã được chứng nghiệm; các cung thủ khắp thế gian nương tựa vào võ học của ngài để mưu sinh. Vậy Droṇācārya đã lập nên điều gì trong cuộc chiến?”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of martial knowledge and reputation: a teacher whose expertise sustains many is judged not only by skill but by how that power is exercised in war. Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s question frames Droṇa’s actions as morally and narratively consequential.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra, hearing the war reports, asks Sañjaya what Droṇa—renowned, powerful, and a universal authority for archers—actually did on the battlefield. It introduces or continues the account of Droṇa’s conduct and achievements in the fighting.