Duryodhana, a great diplomat, wanted to point out the defects
of Droëäcärya, the great brähmaëa commander in chief.
Droëäcärya had some political quarrel with King Drupada, the
father of Draupadī, who was Arjuna’s wife.
As a result of this quarrel, Drupada performed a great
sacrifice, by which he received the benediction of having a son who would be
able to kill Droëäcärya.
Droëäcärya knew this perfectly well, and yet as a liberal
brähmaëa he did not hesitate to impart all his military secrets when the son of
Drupada, Dhåñiadyumna, was entrusted to him for military education.
Now, on the Battlefield of Kurukñetra, Dhåñiadyumna took the
side of the Päëďavas, and it was he who arranged for their military phalanx,
after having learned the art from Droëäcärya.
Duryodhana pointed out this mistake of Droëäcärya’s so that
he might be alert and uncompromising in the fighting.
By this he wanted to point out also that he should not be
similarly lenient in battle against the Päëďavas, who were also Droëäcärya’s
affectionate students.
Arjuna, especially, was his most affectionate and brilliant student. Duryodhana also warned that such leniency in the fight would lead to defeat.
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