Shloka 29

धृतराष्ट्र–दुर्योधन संवादः

Vāraṇāvata-vivāsana-nīti: Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Duryodhana’s Policy Dialogue

Devanagari script

प्रतिजग्राह तान्‌ सर्वान्‌ शिष्यत्वेन महायशा: । शिक्षयामास च द्रोणो धनुर्वेदमशेषत:,फिर उन महायशस्वी आचार्य द्रोणने उन सबको शिष्यरूपमें स्वीकार किया और सम्पूर्ण धनुर्वेदकी शिक्षा दी

Transliteration

pratijagrāha tān sarvān śiṣyatvena mahāyaśāḥ | śikṣayāmāsa ca droṇo dhanurvedam aśeṣataḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Der ruhmreiche Droṇa nahm sie alle als Schüler an und unterwies sie daraufhin vollständig in der ganzen Dhanurveda, der Wissenschaft des Bogens.

Word by Word

प्रतिजग्राहaccepted/received

तान्those (them)

सर्वान्all

शिष्यत्वेनas (in the status of) discipleship

महायशाःthe greatly renowned (one)

शिक्षयामासtaught

चand

द्रोणःDrona

धनुर्वेदम्the science of archery

अशेषतःcompletely, without remainder

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Droṇa

the disciples (tān sarvān)

Dhanurveda

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

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 the seriousness of formal discipleship: when a guru accepts students, he is obliged to teach the discipline completely, and the students are bound to learn with obedience and restraint—especially crucial in martial knowledge.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Droṇa formally takes the group as his disciples and proceeds to train them comprehensively in Dhanurveda, establishing him as their martial preceptor.