Text 46]
The Son of Droṇa Punished
365
saḥ—he; eṣaḥ—certainly; bhagavān—lord; droṇaḥ—Droṇācārya; prajā- rūpeṇa—in the form of his son Aśvatthāmā; vartate—is existing; tasya—his; ātmanaḥ—of the body; ardham—half; patnī—wife; āste—living; na—no; anvagāt—undertook; vīrasūḥ—having the son present; kṛpī—the sister of Kṛpācārya.
TRANSLATION
He [Droṇācārya] is certainly still existing, being represented by his son. His wife Kṛpī did not undergo a satī with him because she had a son.
PURPORT
The wife of Droṇācārya, Kṛpī, is the sister of Kṛpācārya. A devoted wife, who is according to revealed scripture the better half of her husband, is justified to embrace voluntary death along with her husband if she is without issue. But in the case of the wife of Droṇācārya, she did not undergo such a trial because she had her son, the representative of her husband. A widow is so called if there is a son of her husband existing. So in either case Aśvatthāmā was the representative of Droṇācārya, and therefore killing Aśvatthāmā would be like killing Droṇācārya. That was the argument of Draupadī against the killing of Aśvatthāmā.
TEXT 46
तद् धर्मज्ञ महाभाग भवद्धिगौरवं कुलम् । वृजिनं नार्हति प्राप्तुं पूज्यं वन्द्यमभीक्षणशः ॥४६॥
tad dharmajña mahā-bhāga bhavadbhir gauravam kulam vṛjinam nārhati prāptum pūjyam vandyam abhīkṣṇaśaḥ
tat—therefore; dharmajña—one who is aware of the principles of religion; mahā-bhāga—the most fortunate; bhavadbhiḥ—by your good self; gauravam—glorified; kulam—the family; vṛjinam—that which is painful; na—not; arhati—does deserve; prāptum—for obtaining; pūjyam—the worshipful; vandyam—respectful; abhīkṣṇaśaḥ—constantly.
TRANSLATION
O most fortunate one who knows the principles of religion, it is not good for you to cause grief to glorious family members who are always respectable and worshipful.