Shloka 3
Droṇa–Drupada Saṃvāda and Droṇa’s Reception at the Kuru Court (द्रोण-द्रुपद-संवादः; कुरुनगरप्रवेशः)
अथ विविदं प्रवक्ष्यामि धर्मतत्त्वं निबोध मे । पुराणमृषिभिरद्दष्ट धर्मविद्धिर्महात्मभि:,अब मैं तुम्हें यह धर्मका तत्त्व बतलाता हूँ, सुनो। यह पुरातन धर्मतत्त्व धर्मज्ञ महात्मा ऋषियोंने प्रत्यक्ष किया है
atha vividam pravakṣyāmi dharmatattvaṃ nibodha me | purāṇam ṛṣibhir adṛṣṭaṃ dharmaviddhir mahātmabhiḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Nun will ich dir die vielgestaltige Wahrheit des Dharma darlegen; höre zu und begreife aus meinem Wort. Dieses uralte Prinzip der Rechtschaffenheit wurde von großherzigen Sehern, wahren Kennern des Dharma, unmittelbar geschaut.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is presented as an ancient, many-sided truth that is not merely argued but ‘seen’ or directly realized by authoritative sages; the listener is urged to understand it attentively.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana transitions into a didactic passage, announcing that he will explain the principle of dharma and grounding his exposition in the seers’ direct realization and expertise.