Shloka 35

Droṇotpattiḥ and Dhanurveda-Prāpti

Origin of Droṇa and Acquisition of Martial Science

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ता तु सा देवी तथा चक्रे पतिव्रता । यथोक्तमेव तद्वाक्यं भद्रा पुत्रार्थिनी तदा,आकाशवाणीके यों कहनेपर पुत्रकी इच्छा रखनेवाली पतिव्रता भद्रादेवीने पतिकी पूर्वोक्त आज्ञाका अक्षरश: पालन किया

Transliteration

evamuktā tu sā devī tathā cakre pativratā | yathoktam eva tad vākyaṃ bhadrā putrārthinī tadā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: So angesprochen, tat jene edle Frau—standhaft in der ehelichen Treue (pativratā)—genau, wie es gesagt worden war. Damals führte Bhadrā, die sich nach einem Sohn sehnte, den Befehl ihres Gatten Wort für Wort aus, wie er ausgesprochen worden war.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

उक्ताhaving been told/addressed

तुbut/indeed

साshe

देवीthe goddess/lady

तथाso/in that manner

चक्रेdid/performed

पतिव्रताdevoted to her husband

यथाas/according to

उक्तम्said/spoken

एवindeed/exactly

तत्that

वाक्यम्word/statement

भद्राBhadrā (name)

पुत्रार्थिनीdesiring a son

तदाthen/at that time

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhadrā

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights pativratā-dharma: disciplined fidelity and conscientious adherence to a spouse’s rightful instruction, framed within the ethical aims of household life (including the desire for progeny).

What is happening in the narrative?

After being instructed, Bhadrā—desiring a son—acts accordingly and follows her husband’s words exactly, as Vaiśampāyana narrates.