Shloka 7
Śalya Appointed as Karṇa’s Sārathi; Discourse on Praise, Blame, and Beneficial Counsel (कर्णस्य शल्यसारथ्यं तथा स्तवनिन्दाविचारः)
यादृशं दृश्यते रूपमन्तकप्रतिमं भूशम् । गमिष्यत्यद्य पदवीं भारद्वाजस्य गौतम:,“इनका यमराजके समान जैसा अत्यन्त भयंकर रूप दिखायी देता है, उससे जान पड़ता है, आज कृपाचार्य भी द्रोणाचार्यके पथपर ही चलेंगे
sañjaya uvāca |
yādṛśaṁ dṛśyate rūpam antaka-pratimaṁ bhīṣam |
gamiṣyaty adya padavīṁ bhāradvājasya gautamaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：“从他显现的形貌——可怖得宛如安多迦（死神）亲临——看来乔多摩（克利帕阿阇梨）今日也将踏上婆罗陀婆阇之子（德罗那）所走的那条道路。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral gravity and inevitability of consequences in war: even revered elders and teachers, once committed to the battlefield’s course, may be carried toward death. It invites reflection on dharma under conflict—how duty, loyalty, and circumstance can lead to tragic ends.
Sañjaya describes a fearsome, death-like appearance seen on the battlefield and infers from this ominous sign that Kṛpācārya (Gautama) is likely to follow the same course as Droṇa (Bhāradvāja’s son)—i.e., toward a similar fate amid the ongoing carnage.