Text 46] The Son of Drona Punished 365
sah—he; esah—certainly; bhagavan—lord; drenah—Dronacarya: praja-
ripena—in the form of his son Agvatthama; vartate—is existing: tasya—his;
atmanah—of the body; ardham—half; patni—wife: aste—living: na—no;
anvagat—undertook; virasuh—having the son present: krpr—the sister of
Krpacarva.
TRANSLATION
He [Dronacarya] is certainly still existing, being represented by his
son. His wife Krpi did not undergo a sats with him because she had a son.
PURPORT
The wife of Dronacarya, Krpi, is the sister of Krpacarya. 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 Dronacarya, 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 Asvatthama was the representative of Dronacarya, and
therefore killing Asvatthama would be like killing Dronacarya. That was
the argument of Draupadi against the killing of Asgvatthama.
TEXT 46
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qq waa Her wateaa Faq |
m™ se Wes . ewe is F,
aaa arefa es Ist Tea: Wek
tad dharmajiia maha-bhaga
bhavadbhir gauravam kulam
vrjinam narhati praptum
pijyam vandyam abhiksnasah
tat—therefore; dharmajfia—one who is aware of the principles of
religion; maha-bhaga—the most fortunate; bhavadbhih—by your good self;
gauravam—glorified: kulam—the family; vyjinam—that which is painful;
na—not; arhati—does deserve; praptum—for obtaining; pijjyam—the wor-
shipful: vandyam—respectful; abhiksnasah—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.
