के ऽरक्षन् दक्षिणं चक्रं सव्यं के च महात्मनः ॥
पुरस्तात् के च वीरस्य युध्यमानस्य संयुगे ॥
के च तत्र तनुं त्यक्त्वा प्रतीपं मृत्युम् आव्रजन् ॥
द्रोणस्य समरे वीराः के ऽकुर्वन्त परां धृतिम् ॥
एतद् आर्येण कर्तव्यं कृच्छ्रास्व् आपत्सु संजय ॥
पराक्रमेद् यथाशक्त्या तच् च तस्मिन् प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥
मुह्यते मे मनस् तात कथा तावन् निवर्त्यताम् ॥
भूयस् तु लब्धसंज्ञस् त्वा परिप्रक्ष्यामि संजय ॥
ke 'rakṣan dakṣiṇaṃ cakraṃ savyaṃ ke ca mahātmanaḥ ||
purastāt ke ca vīrasya yudhyamānasya saṃyuge ||
ke ca tatra tanuṃ tyaktvā pratīpaṃ mṛtyum āvrajan ||
droṇasya samare vīrāḥ ke 'kurvanta parāṃ dhṛtim ||
etad āryeṇa kartavyaṃ kṛcchrāsv āpatsu saṃjaya ||
parākramed yathāśaktyā tac ca tasmin pratiṣṭhitam ||
muhyate me manas tāta kathā tāvan nivartyatām ||
bhūyas tu labdhasaṃjñas tvā pariprakṣyāmi saṃjaya ||
Who guarded the right wheel [of his chariot], and who the left, of the great-souled one? Who [stood] in front of the hero as he fought in battle? And who there, not sparing their own flesh, stepped forth to meet death face to face; which heroes displayed the greatest steadfastness in battle for the sake of Drona? This is what a noble man ought to do in grievous misfortunes, O Sanjaya: let him strive according to his strength — and this was rooted in him. My mind grows confused, dear one; let the tale be suspended for now; once I have recovered myself, I shall question you again, O Sanjaya.
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The king asks who guarded Drona, who gave up their life for him — and in this question the highest valor is honored: to "step forth to meet death face to face" for another's sake. He himself formulates the rule: "the worthy man in grievous misfortunes should show his might according to his strength" — and acknowledges that this was present in Drona. At last grief overcomes him — "my mind grows confused, let the tale be suspended": there is a measure of grief that cannot be borne all at once, and wisdom lies in giving the heart a respite. The verse teaches that faithfulness unto death for another's sake is the summit of valor; that a man's worth is measured by effort in adversity, not ease in repose; and that even the one who grieves is granted the mercy of respite — for grief, taken in measure, does not crush but purifies.