Shloka 1

Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत आदिपरव्वके अन्तर्गत सम्भवपर्वमें पाण्डुके दाहसंस्कारसे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाला एक सौ छब्बीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ ॥/ १२६ ॥। (दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका १ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ३३ श्लोक हैं) सप्तविशर्त्याधिकशततमो< ध्याय: पाण्डवों तथा धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रोंकी बालक्रीड़ा

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tataḥ kuntī ca rājā ca bhīṣmaś ca saha bandhubhiḥ | daduḥ śrāddhaṃ tadā pāṇḍoḥ svadhāmṛtamayaṃ tadā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Kemudian Kuntī, Raja Dhṛtarāṣṭra, dan Bhīṣma beserta para kerabat melaksanakan upacara śrāddha bagi Pāṇḍu, mempersembahkan oblation leluhur yang disebut ‘svadhā’, yang dipandang laksana amṛta—menghidupkan dan menyucikan.

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaishampayana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• ततः: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• कुन्ती: Kunti
• कुन्ती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्ती
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• राजा: the king (Dhritarashtra)
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• बन्धुभिः: with kinsmen/relatives
• बन्धुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• ददुः: gave/offered
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Perfect, Third, Plural

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha offering (funeral rite)
• श्राद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• पाण्डोः: of/for Pandu
• पाण्डोः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• स्वधामृतमयम्: consisting of svadhā and nectar-like (oblations)
• स्वधामृतमयम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वधा-अमृत-मय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तदा: then/at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kuntī
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhīṣma
• Pāṇḍu
• bandhu (kinsmen/relatives)
• śrāddha
• svadhā
• Pitṛs (implied by svadhā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights pitṛ-ṛṇa (debt to ancestors): performing śrāddha is a dharmic obligation that sustains family continuity, expresses gratitude, and maintains moral order through remembrance and proper rites for the departed.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Pāṇḍu’s death and cremation context, Kuntī, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Bhīṣma, along with other relatives, conduct the śrāddha ceremony for Pāṇḍu, formally honoring him with ancestral offerings (svadhā).