द्रोण उवाच
मन्त्राय समुपानीतैर् धृतराष्ट्रहितैर् नृप ॥
धर्म्यं पथ्यं यशस्यं च वाच्यम् इत्य् अनुशुश्रुमः ॥
ममाप्य् एषा मतिस् तात या भीष्मस्य महात्मनः ॥
संविभज्यास् तु कौन्तेया धर्म एष सनातनः ॥
droṇa uvāca
mantrāya samupānītair dhṛtarāṣṭrahitair nṛpa ||
dharmyaṃ pathyaṃ yaśasyaṃ ca vācyam ity anuśuśrumaḥ ||
mamāpy eṣā matis tāta yā bhīṣmasya mahātmanaḥ ||
saṃvibhajyās tu kaunteyā dharma eṣa sanātanaḥ ||
Drona said: "Summoned for counsel, as well-wishers of Dhritarashtra, one should speak what is righteous, beneficial, and glorious — so have we heard; and my own opinion is the same as that of the great Bhishma: a share ought to be allotted to the sons of Kunti; this is the eternal dharma."
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Here two righteous men stand united in dharma. It is significant that Drona at once aligns himself with Bhishma: the agreement of the wise in truth strengthens its testimony. Significant, too, is the measure set for counsel — "righteous, beneficial, glorious": a counselor is bound to speak not what pleases, but what is right. Here it becomes clear that a true advisor serves dharma, not the whims of the ruler. Thus scripture shows the concord of the righteous; and a truth spoken twice carries greater weight.