त्वरन्न् एकरथेनैव समेत्य द्रोणम् अब्रवीत् ॥
गतः स पुरुषव्याघ्रः प्रमथ्येमां महाचमूम् ॥
अत्र बुद्ध्या समीक्षस्व किं नु कार्यम् अनन्तरम् ॥
अर्जुनस्य विघाताय दारुणे ऽस्मिञ् जनक्षये ॥
यथा स पुरुषव्याघ्रो न हन्येत जयद्रथः ॥
तथा विधत्स्व भद्रं ते त्वं हि नः परमा गतिः ॥
tvarann ekarathenaiva sametya droṇam abravīt ||
gataḥ sa puruṣavyāghraḥ pramathyemāṃ mahācamūm ||
atra buddhyā samīkṣasva kiṃ nu kāryam anantaram ||
arjunasya vighātāya dāruṇe 'smiñ janakṣaye ||
yathā sa puruṣavyāghro na hanyeta jayadrathaḥ ||
tathā vidhatsva bhadraṃ te tvaṃ hi naḥ paramā gatiḥ ||
Hastening on a single chariot, having come up to Drona, he said: "That tiger among men has passed through, crushing this great army. Ponder here with your reason what is to be done now for the overcoming of Arjuna in this terrible slaughter of men. So arrange that Jayadratha, that tiger among men, is not slain — may it be well for you; for you are our highest refuge."
dc2aa7a10033 · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 3:45:02 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
"Tvaṃ hi naḥ paramā gatiḥ", "you are our highest refuge" — Duryodhana calls a man, Drona, his highest refuge. Here lies the root of his misfortune: his refuge is not the Lord and not dharma, but a mortal teacher. It is telling that the same word "paramā gatiḥ" a devotee applies only to God. The verse teaches that a wrongly chosen highest refuge destroys: whoever places "paramā gatiḥ" in a man or in strength will be deceived in the hour of need; for the true highest refuge is the Lord alone, and reliance on a mortal support is unstable.