यो ह्य् अनस्त्रविदो हन्याद् ब्रह्मास्त्रैः क्रोधमूर्छितः ॥
सर्वोपायैर् न स कथं वध्यः पुरुषसत्तम ॥
विधर्मिणं धर्मविद्भिः प्रोक्तं तेषां विषोपमम् ॥
जानन् धर्मार्थतत्त्वज्ञः किम् अर्जुन विगर्हसे ॥
नृशंसः स मयाक्रम्य रथ एव निपातितः ॥
तन् माभिनन्द्यं बीभत्सो किमर्थं नाभिनन्दसे ॥
yo hy anastravido hanyād brahmāstraiḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ ||
sarvopāyair na sa kathaṃ vadhyaḥ puruṣasattama ||
vidharmiṇaṃ dharmavidbhiḥ proktaṃ teṣāṃ viṣopamam ||
jānan dharmārthatattvajñaḥ kim arjuna vigarhase ||
nṛśaṃsaḥ sa mayākramya ratha eva nipātitaḥ ||
tan mābhinandyaṃ bībhatso kimarthaṃ nābhinandase ||
"He who slew those unversed in the divine weapons with brahmastras, overcome by wrath -- how should he not, by all means, be slain, O best of men? The transgressor of dharma is declared by knowers of dharma to be like poison to them; knowing this, O knower of the truth of dharma and gain, why, Arjuna, do you condemn me? That cruel man, overtaken by me, was cast down on his very chariot; why do you not approve of this, Bibhatsu, which deserves approval?"
bb003e8a1d30 · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 5:08:17 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Dhrishtadyumna appeals to the ruling of the wise: one who transgresses dharma is like poison and must be removed by any means. Tellingly, he calls on Arjuna himself as a "knower of the truth of dharma," seeking justification in the authority of the very man he addresses. This verse shows how an evil deed can dress itself in the garments of law, picking out convenient sayings of the wise. But the truth of dharma does not lie in selective citation but in purity of heart -- and one who justifies cruelty by invoking dharma only deceives himself.