Drona and Drupada: The Broken Friendship

Verse 1 (1.180.1)

गङ्गाद्वारं प्रति महान्बभूवर्षिर्महातपाः । भरद्वाजो महाप्राज्ञः सततं संशितव्रतः ॥

gaṅgādvāraṃ prati mahānbabhūvarṣirmahātapāḥ | bharadvājo mahāprājñaḥ satataṃ saṃśitavrataḥ

At Gangadvara there lived a great seer of great austerity, Bharadvaja, deeply wise and ever firm in his vows.

Note on the text: Aligned by hand with CE 1.154.1 (the automatic alignment missed it).

Verse 2 (1.180.2)

सोऽभिषेक्तुं गतो गङ्गां पूर्वमेवागतां सतीम् । ददर्शाप्सरसं तत्र घृताचीमाप्लुतामृषिः ॥

so'bhiṣektuṃ gato gaṅgāṃ pūrvamevāgatāṃ satīm | dadarśāpsarasaṃ tatra ghṛtācīmāplutāmṛṣiḥ

Going to the Ganga to bathe, the seer saw there the apsara Ghritachi, who had come before him and was bathing.

Verse 3 (1.180.3)

तस्या वायुर्नदीतीरे वसनं व्यहरत्तदा । अपकृष्टाम्बरां दृष्ट्वा तामृषिश्चकमे तदा ॥

tasyā vāyurnadītīre vasanaṃ vyaharattadā | apakṛṣṭāmbarāṃ dṛṣṭvā tāmṛṣiścakame tadā

On the river bank the wind then carried off her garment; and seeing her with her clothing stripped away, the seer desired her.

Note on the text: Aligned by hand with CE 1.154.3 (the automatic alignment missed it).

Verse 4 (1.180.4)

तस्यां संसक्तमनसः कौमारब्रह्मचारिणः । चिरस्य रेतश्चस्कन्द तदृषिर्द्रोण आदधे ॥

tasyāṃ saṃsaktamanasaḥ kaumārabrahmacāriṇaḥ | cirasya retaścaskanda tadṛṣirdroṇa ādadhe

As his mind clung to her, the seed of that seer, celibate since boyhood, fell from him after long restraint; and the seer placed it in a wooden vessel, a drona.

Note on the text: Aligned by hand with CE 1.154.4 (Wikisource reads चिरस्य for hṛṣṭasya).

Verse 5 (1.180.5)

ततः समभवद्द्रोणः कुमारस्तस्य धीमतः । अध्यगीष्ट स वेदांश्च वेदाङ्गानि च सर्वशः ॥

tataḥ samabhavaddroṇaḥ kumārastasya dhīmataḥ | adhyagīṣṭa sa vedāṃśca vedāṅgāni ca sarvaśaḥ

From it was born Drona, the son of that wise man; and he studied the Vedas and all the Vedangas.

Verse 6 (1.180.6)

भरद्वाजस्य तु सखा पृषतो नाम पार्थिवः । तस्यापि द्रुपदो नाम तदा समभवत्सुतः ॥

bharadvājasya tu sakhā pṛṣato nāma pārthivaḥ | tasyāpi drupado nāma tadā samabhavatsutaḥ

Bharadvaja had a friend, a king named Prishata, and to him too a son was born at that time, named Drupada.

Verse 7 (1.180.7)

स नित्यमाश्रमं गत्वा द्रोणेन सह पार्षतः । चिक्रीडाध्ययनं चैव चकार क्षत्रियर्षभः ॥

sa nityamāśramaṃ gatvā droṇena saha pārṣataḥ | cikrīḍādhyayanaṃ caiva cakāra kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ

Every day that son of Prishata, a bull among kshatriyas, would go to the hermitage, and he played and studied together with Drona.

Verse 8 (1.180.8)

ततस्तु पृषतेऽतीते स राजा द्रुपदोऽभवत् । द्रोणोऽपि रामं शुश्राव दित्सन्तं वसु सर्वशः ॥

tatastu pṛṣate'tīte sa rājā drupado'bhavat | droṇo'pi rāmaṃ śuśrāva ditsantaṃ vasu sarvaśaḥ

Then, when Prishata passed away, Drupada became king; and Drona heard that Rama was wishing to give away all his wealth.

Verse 9 (1.180.9)

वनं तु प्रस्थितं रामं भरद्वाजसुतोऽब्रवीत् । आगतं वित्तकामं मां विद्धि द्रोणं द्विजोत्तम ॥

vanaṃ tu prasthitaṃ rāmaṃ bharadvājasuto'bravīt | āgataṃ vittakāmaṃ māṃ viddhi droṇaṃ dvijottama

To Rama, who had already set out for the forest, the son of Bharadvaja said: "Know me, best of the twice-born, to be Drona, come here in want of wealth."

Verse 10 (1.180.10)

शरीरमात्रमेवाद्य मया समवशेषितम् । अस्त्राणि वा शरीरं वा ब्रह्मन्नेकतमं वृणु ॥

śarīramātramevādya mayā samavaśeṣitam | astrāṇi vā śarīraṃ vā brahmannekatamaṃ vṛṇu

"Only my body is left to me now. Choose one of the two, brahmin: my weapons or my body."

Verse 11 (1.180.11)

अस्त्राणि चैव सर्वाणि तेषां संहारमेव च । प्रयोगं चैव सर्वेषां दातुमर्हति मे भवान् ॥

astrāṇi caiva sarvāṇi teṣāṃ saṃhārameva ca | prayogaṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ dātumarhati me bhavān

"Your honour should give me all the weapons, together with the way to withdraw them and the use of every one."

Verse 12 (1.180.12)

तथेत्युक्त्वा ततस्तस्मै प्रददौ भृगुनन्दनः । प्रतिगृह्य तदा द्रोणः कृतकृत्योऽभवत्तदा ॥

tathetyuktvā tatastasmai pradadau bhṛgunandanaḥ | pratigṛhya tadā droṇaḥ kṛtakṛtyo'bhavattadā

"So be it," said the delight of the Bhrigus, and gave them to him; and Drona, receiving them, felt that he had gained his end.

Verse 13 (1.180.13)

संप्रहृष्टमना द्रोणो रामात्परमसम्मतम् । ब्रह्मास्त्रं समनुज्ञाप्य नरेष्वभ्यधिकोऽभवत् ॥

saṃprahṛṣṭamanā droṇo rāmātparamasammatam | brahmāstraṃ samanujñāpya nareṣvabhyadhiko'bhavat

Overjoyed, Drona received from Rama the brahma weapon he prized above all, and became pre-eminent among men.

Verse 14 (1.180.14)

ततो द्रुपदमासाद्य भारद्वाजः प्रतापवान् । अब्रवीत्पुरुषव्याघ्रः सखायं विद्धि मामिति ॥

tato drupadamāsādya bhāradvājaḥ pratāpavān | abravītpuruṣavyāghraḥ sakhāyaṃ viddhi māmiti

Then the mighty son of Bharadvaja, a tiger among men, went to Drupada and said, "Know me as your friend."

Note on the text: Aligned by hand with CE 1.154.14 (the automatic alignment missed it).

Verse 15 (1.180.15)

नाश्रोत्रियः श्रोत्रियस्य नारथी रथिनः सखा । नाराजा पार्थिवस्यापि सखिपूर्वं किमिष्यते ॥

nāśrotriyaḥ śrotriyasya nārathī rathinaḥ sakhā | nārājā pārthivasyāpi sakhipūrvaṃ kimiṣyate

"One unversed in the Veda is no friend to one who knows it; one without a chariot is no friend to a chariot-warrior; one who is not a king is no friend to a king. Why do you want an old friendship?"

Note on the text: Aligned by hand with CE 1.154.15 (the automatic alignment missed it).

Verse 16 (1.180.16)

स विनिश्चित्य मनसा पाञ्चाल्यं प्रति बुद्धिमान् । जगाम कुरुमुख्यानां नगरं नागसाह्वयम् ॥

sa viniścitya manasā pāñcālyaṃ prati buddhimān | jagāma kurumukhyānāṃ nagaraṃ nāgasāhvayam

Then, having resolved in his mind what to do about the Panchala king, the wise Drona went to the city of the Kuru chiefs, named after the elephant.

Verse 17 (1.180.17)

तस्मै पौत्रान्समादाय वसूनि विविधानि च । प्राप्ताय प्रददौ भीष्मः शिष्यान्द्रोणाय धीमते ॥

tasmai pautrānsamādāya vasūni vividhāni ca | prāptāya pradadau bhīṣmaḥ śiṣyāndroṇāya dhīmate

When the wise Drona arrived, Bhishma brought his grandsons and gave them to him as pupils, together with wealth of many kinds.

Verse 18 (1.180.18)

द्रोणः शिष्यांस्ततः पार्थानिदं वचनमब्रवीत् । समानीय तु ताञ्शिष्यान्द्रुपदस्यासुखाय वै ॥

droṇaḥ śiṣyāṃstataḥ pārthānidaṃ vacanamabravīt | samānīya tu tāñśiṣyāndrupadasyāsukhāya vai

Then Drona gathered those pupils, the sons of Pritha, and, with Drupada's discomfiture in mind, spoke these words to them:

Verse 19 (1.180.19)

आचार्यवेतनं किंचिद्धृदि यद्वर्तते मम । कृतास्त्रैस्तत्प्रदेयं स्यात्तदृतं वदतानघाः । सोऽर्जुनप्रमुखैरुक्तस्तथाऽस्त्विति गुरुस्तदा ॥

ācāryavetanaṃ kiṃciddhṛdi yadvartate mama | kṛtāstraistatpradeyaṃ syāttadṛtaṃ vadatānaghāḥ | so'rjunapramukhairuktastathā'stviti gurustadā

"There is a teacher's fee that lies in my heart. When you have mastered your weapons it must be paid; tell me truly that you will, sinless ones." Arjuna and the others answered their teacher, "So be it."

Verse 20 (1.180.20)

यदा च पाण्डवाः सर्वे कृतास्त्राः कृतनिश्चयाः । ततो द्रोणोऽब्रवीद्भूयो वेतनार्थमिदं वचः ॥

yadā ca pāṇḍavāḥ sarve kṛtāstrāḥ kṛtaniścayāḥ | tato droṇo'bravīdbhūyo vetanārthamidaṃ vacaḥ

And when all the Pandavas had mastered their weapons and were firm of purpose, Drona spoke again, claiming his fee:

Verse 21 (1.180.21)

पार्षतो द्रुपदो नाम छत्रवत्यां नरेश्वरः । तस्मादाकृष्य तद्राज्यं मम शीघ्रं प्रदीयताम् ॥

pārṣato drupado nāma chatravatyāṃ nareśvaraḥ | tasmādākṛṣya tadrājyaṃ mama śīghraṃ pradīyatām

"In Chhatravati there is a king, Drupada, son of Prishata. Wrest his kingdom from him and give it to me at once."

Note on the text: Speaker set to Drona (the whole verse is his demand, announced in verse 20; Wikisource prints no heading).

Verse 22 (1.180.22)

धार्तराष्ट्राश्च ते भीताः पाञ्चालान्पाण्डवादयः । धार्तराष्ट्रैश्च सहिताः पुनर्द्रोणेन चोदिताः ॥

dhārtarāṣṭrāśca te bhītāḥ pāñcālānpāṇḍavādayaḥ | dhārtarāṣṭraiśca sahitāḥ punardroṇena coditāḥ

Urged on again by Drona, the Pandavas and the others marched against the Panchalas together with Dhritarashtra's sons; but the sons of Dhritarashtra took fright:

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the second line is close to CE apparatus *1682_01, after 1.154.21.

Verse 23 (1.180.23)

यज्ञसेनेन संगम्य कर्णदुर्योधनादयः । निर्जिताः संन्यवर्तन्त तथा ते क्षत्रियर्षभाः ॥

yajñasenena saṃgamya karṇaduryodhanādayaḥ | nirjitāḥ saṃnyavartanta tathā te kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ

Karna, Duryodhana and the rest met Yajnasena in battle and were beaten, and those bulls among kshatriyas turned back.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (quote mark, doubled danda). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus *1682_02–03, after 1.154.21).

Verse 24 (1.180.24)

ततः पाण्डुसुताः पञ्च निर्जित्य द्रुपदं युधि । द्रोणाय दर्शयामासुर्बद्ध्वा ससचिवं तदा ॥

tataḥ pāṇḍusutāḥ pañca nirjitya drupadaṃ yudhi | droṇāya darśayāmāsurbaddhvā sasacivaṃ tadā

Then the five sons of Pandu defeated Drupada in battle, bound him, and presented him with his ministers to Drona.

Verse 25 (1.180.25)

महेन्द्र इव दुर्धर्षो महेन्द्र इव दानवम् । महेन्द्रपुत्रः पाञ्चालं जितवानर्जुनस्तदा ॥

mahendra iva durdharṣo mahendra iva dānavam | mahendraputraḥ pāñcālaṃ jitavānarjunastadā

Unassailable as great Indra, Arjuna, son of great Indra, conquered the Panchala king then, as great Indra conquers a demon.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus *1683_01–02, after 1.154.22).

Verse 26 (1.180.26)

तद्दृष्ट्वा तु महावीर्यं फल्गुनस्य महौजसः । व्यस्मयन्त जनाः सर्वे यज्ञसेनस्य बान्धवाः ॥

taddṛṣṭvā tu mahāvīryaṃ phalgunasya mahaujasaḥ | vyasmayanta janāḥ sarve yajñasenasya bāndhavāḥ

Seeing that great prowess of Phalguna, of mighty energy, all the people, Yajnasena's kinsmen, were amazed.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus *1683_03–04, after 1.154.22).

Verse 27 (1.180.27)

प्रार्थयामि त्वया सख्यं पुनरेव नराधिप । अराजा किल नो राज्ञः सखा भवितुमर्हति ॥

prārthayāmi tvayā sakhyaṃ punareva narādhipa | arājā kila no rājñaḥ sakhā bhavitumarhati

"I seek your friendship once more, lord of men. One who is not a king, it seems, cannot be a king's friend.

Verse 28 (1.180.28)

अतः प्रयतितं राज्ये यज्ञसेन त्वया सह । राजाऽसि दक्षिणे कूले भागीरथ्याहमुत्तरे ॥

ataḥ prayatitaṃ rājye yajñasena tvayā saha | rājā'si dakṣiṇe kūle bhāgīrathyāhamuttare

That is why, Yajnasena, I strove for a kingdom, to stand level with you. You are king on the southern bank of the Bhagirathi, and I on the northern."

Verse 29 (1.180.29)

एवमुक्तो हि पाञ्चाल्यो भारद्वाजेन धीमता । उवाचास्त्रविदां श्रेष्ठं द्रोणं ब्राह्मणसत्तमम् ॥

evamukto hi pāñcālyo bhāradvājena dhīmatā | uvācāstravidāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ droṇaṃ brāhmaṇasattamam

Addressed thus by the wise son of Bharadvaja, the Panchala king said to Drona, best of those who know weapons and most excellent of brahmins:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus *1686_01–02, after 1.154.25).

Verse 30 (1.180.30)

एवं भवतु भद्रं ते भारद्वाज महामते । सख्यं तदेव भवतु शश्वद्यदभिमन्यसे ॥

evaṃ bhavatu bhadraṃ te bhāradvāja mahāmate | sakhyaṃ tadeva bhavatu śaśvadyadabhimanyase

"So be it; may all be well with you, wise son of Bharadvaja. Let there always be that same friendship you wish for."

Note on the text: Speaker set to Drupada (the whole verse is his reply, announced in verse 29; Wikisource prints no heading). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus *1686_03–04, after 1.154.25).

Verse 31 (1.180.31)

एवमन्योन्यमुक्त्वा तौ कृत्वा सख्यमनुत्तमम् । जग्मतुर्द्रोणपाञ्चाल्यौ यथागतमरिन्दमौ ॥

evamanyonyamuktvā tau kṛtvā sakhyamanuttamam | jagmaturdroṇapāñcālyau yathāgatamarindamau

Having spoken so to each other and made a peerless friendship, Drona and the Panchala king, tamers of foes, went back the way they had come.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus *1686_05–06, after 1.154.25).

Verse 32 (1.180.32)

असत्कारः स तु महान्मुहूर्तमपि तस्य तु । नापैति हृदयाद्राज्ञो दुर्मनाः स कृशोऽभवत् ॥

asatkāraḥ sa tu mahānmuhūrtamapi tasya tu | nāpaiti hṛdayādrājño durmanāḥ sa kṛśo'bhavat

But that great humiliation did not leave the king's heart for even a moment; he grew downcast and wasted away.