Shloka 29

Vāraṇāvata-prasaṃsā and the Pāṇḍavas’ Departure (वरणावत-प्रशंसा तथा पाण्डव-प्रयाणम्)

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो यथोक्तं द्रोणेन तत्‌ सर्व कृतमज्जसा,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! तदनन्तर द्रोणने जैसा कहा था, वह सब कुछ अनायास ही कर दिखाया

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tato yathoktaṃ droṇena tat sarvaṃ kṛtam ajjasā |

Translation

قال فايشامبايانا: ثم إن كلَّ ما قاله درونا قد أُنجز على النحو الذي ذكره، بيسرٍ ومن غير إبطاء.

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• यथा: as; in the manner that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• उक्तम्: said; spoken
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: kta (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• द्रोणेन: by Droṇa
• द्रोणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all; the whole
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• कृतम्: done; accomplished
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: kta (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अज्जसा: easily; straightforwardly; without effort
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अज्जसा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Droṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the power of following a competent teacher’s instruction precisely: when guidance is sound and execution is disciplined, results come swiftly and smoothly.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports to the listener that, after Droṇa gave directions, the required tasks were carried out exactly as told, and they were completed easily.