Bhagavad Gita, The Song of God - 1-3 : Swami Mukundananda.

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Saturday, 03  June, 2023. 07:30.

Chapter 1: Arjuna Vishada Yogam : 3.

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Slogam-3.

"pashyaitam pandu-putranam acharya mahatim chamum

vyudham drupada-putrena tava shishyena dhimata."

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pashya—behold; 

etam—this; 

panduu-putranam—of the sons of Pandu; 

acharya—respected teacher; 

mahatim—mighty; 

chamum—army; 

vyudham—arrayed in a military formation; 

drupada-putrena—son of Drupad, Dhrishtadyumna; 

tava—by your;

shishyena—disciple; 

dhi-mata—intelligent.

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Translation :

BG 1.3: Duryodhan said: Respected teacher! Behold the mighty army of the sons of Pandu, so expertly arrayed for battle by your own gifted disciple, the son of Drupad.

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Commentary :

Duryodhana asked Dronacharya to look at the skillfully arranged military phalanx of the Pandava army led by their commander-in-chief Dhristadyumna, King Dhrupad’s son. He was also one of Dronacharya’s pupils. Duryodhana was subtly reminding his teacher of a mistake he had committed in the past.

Many years back, Dronacharya along with the Pandavas had defeated King Drupad in a battle and took away half his kingdom. To avenge his defeat, Drupad performed a sacrifice to beget a son. Dhristadyumna was born out of that sacrificial fire, with a boon that he would kill Dronacharya in the future. Even though Dronacharya was aware, when he was approached for Dhristadyumna’s military training, he very humbly accepted and imparted all his knowledge impartially to his pupil.

Duryodhana was reminding Dronacharya that even though Dhristadyumna was his pupil, he was also Drupad’s son, with a boon to kill him. He wanted to ensure that as in the past, Dhronacharya should not become lenient towards his pupils, now that, they were on the battlefield.

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To be continued

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