Shloka 35

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 132 — Duryodhana’s Instructions to Purocana at Vāraṇāvata

Lākṣāgṛha Planning

Devanagari script

परया श्रद्धयोपेतो योगेन परमेण च । विमोक्षादानसंधाने लघुत्वं परमाप सः,आचार्यमें उत्तम श्रद्धा रखकर उत्तम और भारी अभ्यासके बलसे उसने बाणोंके छोड़ने, लौटाने और संधान करनेमें बड़ी अच्छी फुर्ती प्राप्त कर ली

Transliteration

parayā śraddhayopeto yogena parameṇa ca | vimokṣa-dāna-sandhāne laghutvaṃ param āpa saḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Doué de la foi la plus haute et soutenu par une pratique disciplinée suprême, il acquit une promptitude exceptionnelle dans l’art de décocher les flèches, de les retirer et de les ajuster avec justesse sur la cible—montrant comment la dévotion révérencieuse envers le maître et la rigueur de l’entraînement transforment l’habileté en maîtrise.

Word by Word

परयाby supreme (excellent)

श्रद्धयाby faith

उपेतःendowed (with)

योगेनby practice/discipline

परमेणby the highest

चand

विमोक्षin releasing (letting go)

आदानin taking back/withdrawing

संधानेin aiming/fixing (on the target)

लघुत्वम्lightness; agility

परम्supreme; very great

आपattained

सःhe

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

arrows (bāṇa)

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 that supreme faith (śraddhā)—especially in one’s teacher and training—combined with disciplined practice (yoga) produces excellence: agility and precision arise not merely from talent but from reverent commitment and sustained effort.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a student/warrior’s progress in archery: through intense practice and strong faith, he becomes remarkably swift and adept at releasing arrows, retrieving/returning them in training, and accurately aiming and fixing them on the target.