Shloka 7

Droṇotpattiḥ and Dhanurveda-Prāpti

Origin of Droṇa and Acquisition of Martial Science

Devanagari script

व्युषिताश्व इति ख्यातो बभूव किल पार्थिव: । पुरा परमधर्मिष्ठ: पूरोर्वशविवर्धन:,“कहते हैं, पूर्वकालमें एक परम धर्मात्मा राजा हो गये हैं। उनका नाम था व्युषिताश्व। वे पूरुवंशकी वृद्धि करनेवाले थे

Transliteration

vyuṣitāśva iti khyāto babhūva kila pārthivaḥ | purā paramadharmiṣṭhaḥ pūror vaśavivardhanaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „In uralter Zeit erhob sich wahrlich ein König, berühmt unter dem Namen Vyuṣitāśva, höchst dem Dharma ergeben; er wurde zum Ursprung von Wachstum und Gedeihen für das Geschlecht Pūrus.“

Word by Word

व्युषिताश्वःVyushitashva (proper name)

इतिthus; as (so-called)

ख्यातःknown; famed

बभूवbecame; was

किलindeed; it is said

पार्थिवःking; ruler

पुराformerly; in olden times

परमधर्मिष्ठःmost righteous; supremely devoted to dharma

पूरोःof Puru

वंशविवर्धनःincreaser of the lineage

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Vyuṣitāśva

Pūru

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds the ideal of dharmic kingship: a ruler’s greatness is measured not merely by power but by steadfast righteousness and by sustaining and strengthening the social and dynastic order entrusted to him.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana introduces an earlier king named Vyuṣitāśva, describing him as exceptionally righteous and as one who advanced the Pūru lineage—setting up a genealogical and moral context for the ensuing account.