Shloka 76
भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः
Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt
पुत्रजन्म परीप्सन् वै पृथिवीमन्वसंचरत् । अहिच्छत्रं च विषयं द्रोणग: समभिपद्यत
putrajanma parīpsan vai pṛthivīm anvasañcarat | ahicchatraṃ ca viṣayaṃ droṇagaḥ samabhipadyata |
毗舍摩波耶那说道：为求得一子降生，德鲁帕陀遍行大地，寻觅得子之法。与此同时，德罗那之子阿湿婆他摩占有了名为阿希恰特罗的领土与国度。此段揭示：当君主自觉权能不足时，往往会被驱使去追求非常之举，甚至带着伦理上的险峻；而对手则乘势以武力与机缘巩固其政治控制。
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a ruler’s sense of insufficiency in worldly power can lead to intense pursuit of alternative means (such as seeking a powerful heir), while political realities continue to shift through conquest and control. It implicitly raises ethical questions about ambition, insecurity, and the costs of rivalry.
Drupada, unable to overcome Droṇa by conventional martial strength, seeks the birth of a powerful son and roams the world toward that end. At the same time, Droṇa’s son Aśvatthāmā gains control over the territory known as Ahicchatra.