Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ततः प्रीतमना द्रोणो मुहूर्तादिव त॑ं पुनः । प्रत्यभाषत दुर्धर्ष: पाण्डवानां महारथम्‌,इस उत्तरसे द्रोणका मन प्रसन्न हो गया। मानो दो घड़ी बाद दुर्धर्ष द्रोणाचार्यने पाण्डव- महारथी अर्जुनसे फिर पूछा--

Transliteration

tataḥ prītamanā droṇo muhūrtādiva taṁ punaḥ | pratyabhāṣata durdharṣaḥ pāṇḍavānāṁ mahāratham ||

Translation

Then Droṇa, his mind pleased, after what seemed like a brief interval, addressed him again. The formidable Droṇācārya spoke once more to Arjuna, the great chariot-warrior among the Pāṇḍavas.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: Avyaya

• प्रीतमना: having a pleased mind, delighted
• प्रीतमना: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीतमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• मुहूर्तात्: after a moment; from (the lapse of) a moment
• मुहूर्तात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, ablative, singular

• इव: as if, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव
• Form: Avyaya

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: Avyaya

• प्रत्यभाषत: spoke to, addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-भाष् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

• दुर्धर्षः: hard to assail, formidable
• दुर्धर्षः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्धर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pandavas
• पाण्डवानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, genitive, plural

• महारथम्: great chariot-warrior
• महारथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Droṇa
• Arjuna
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the guru’s discerning approval: a teacher, pleased by a disciple’s conduct or response, continues instruction through further questioning—implying that worthiness is confirmed by tested competence and disciplined demeanor.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Droṇa, satisfied, pauses briefly and then addresses Arjuna again, continuing a teacher–student exchange in the context of evaluating or guiding the Pāṇḍava warrior.