Shloka 15
Droṇa–Drupada Saṃvāda and Droṇa’s Reception at the Kuru Court (द्रोण-द्रुपद-संवादः; कुरुनगरप्रवेशः)
ब्राह्मणस्य वचस्तथ्यं तस्य कालोडयमागत:ः । अनुज्ञाता त्वया देवमाह्दयेयमहं नृप । तेन मन्त्रेण राजर्षे यथास्यान्नौ प्रजा हिता
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
brāhmaṇasya vacas tathyaṃ tasya kālo 'yam āgataḥ |
anujñātā tvayā devam āhvayeyam ahaṃ nṛpa |
tena mantreṇa rājarṣe yathā syān nau prajā hitā ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : «Les paroles du brāhmane sont véridiques ; l’heure de leur accomplissement est venue. Ô roi, avec ta permission, je puis invoquer une divinité par ce mantra. Ô sage parmi les rois, que ce mantra fasse naître une descendance profitable à nous deux.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes trust in truthful counsel (the Brahmin’s statement), the importance of proper timing (kāla), and ethical procedure through seeking the king’s permission before undertaking a powerful ritual act aimed at the welfare of the family line.
A woman (speaking through Vaiśampāyana’s narration) tells the king that the Brahmin’s earlier words have become relevant now, and that—if the king grants consent—she can use a specific mantra to invoke a deity so that they may obtain beneficial offspring.