Shloka 1
भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः
Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt
(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका १ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल २६ श्लोक हैं) ऑपन-माजल छा अकाल सप्तत्रिशर्दाधिकशततमोब< ध्याय: द्रोणका शिष्योंद्वारा द्रपदपर आक्रमण करवाना
Vaiśampāyana uvāca | Pāṇḍavān dhārtarāṣṭrāṁś ca kṛtāstrān prasmīkṣya saḥ | gurvarthaṁ dakṣiṇākāle prāpte ’manyata vai guruḥ ||
毗湿摩耶那说道：见般度五子与持国诸子在兵器之道上皆已训练完备，师长德罗纳明白收取“师资礼”（guru-dakṣiṇā）之时已至，便在心中暗自立下决断，思量如何行事以遂其所愿。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension around guru-dakṣiṇā: once learning is complete, students owe gratitude and service, yet a teacher’s demand must remain within dharma. It foreshadows how personal motives can enter institutional duties, raising questions about the rightful scope of authority and the moral responsibility of both teacher and disciple.
Droṇa observes that both the Pāṇḍavas and the Kauravas have completed their weapons training. He then recognizes that the customary moment for receiving guru-dakṣiṇā has arrived and privately forms a plan—setting up the subsequent demand that will drive the next events of the chapter.