स एष भगवान्द्रोण: प्रजारूपेण वर्तते । तस्यात्मनोऽर्धं पत्न्यास्ते नान्वगाद्वीरसू: कृपी ॥ ४५ ॥
sa esa bhagavan dronah praja-rupena vartate tasyatmano ’rdham patny aste nanvagad virasuh krpi
- sah
- he
- esah
- certainly
- bhagavan
- lord
- dronah
- Dronacarya
- praja-rupena
- in the form of his son Asvatthama
- vartate
- is existing
- tasya
- his
- atmanah
- of the body
- ardham
- half
- patni
- wife
- aste
- living
- na
- not
- anvagat
- undertook
- virasuh
- having the son present
- krpi
- the sister of Krpacarya.
He (Dronacarya) is certainly still existing, being represented by his son. His wife Krpi did not undergo a sati with him because she had a son.