Shloka 23
धृतराष्ट्र–दुर्योधन संवादः
Vāraṇāvata-vivāsana-nīti: Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Duryodhana’s Policy Dialogue
ततो<5थिजम्मु: सर्वे ते धनुर्वेदं महारथा: । धृतराष्ट्रात्मजाश्वैव पाण्डवा: सह यादवै:,धृतराष्ट्रके महारथी पुत्र, पाण्डव तथा यादव--सबने उन्हीं कृपाचार्यसे धनुर्वेदका अध्ययन किया
tato ’dhijagmuḥ sarve te dhanurvedaṁ mahārathāḥ | dhṛtarāṣṭrātmajāś caiva pāṇḍavāḥ saha yādavaiḥ ||
于是，那些伟大的车战勇士都精通了弓术之学：持国之子，以及般度诸子，并与夜陀婆一族同受其教。在叙事框架中，同门共学于一师，既彰显“教化无私”的理想，也埋下悲剧性的反讽——同一套纪律与武德，终将被转而用来彼此相残，酿成骨肉相争。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal that martial knowledge (dhanurveda) is a disciplined science to be learned under proper guidance, and it implicitly points to the ethical tension that the same education can serve either protection of dharma or destructive rivalry, depending on character and intent.
Vaiśampāyana states that the principal royal youths—Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons, the Pāṇḍavas, and the Yādavas—proceeded to study dhanurveda and became great warriors, setting the stage for later competitions and the eventual conflict.