Shloka 14

Droṇācārya’s Assessment of the Pāṇḍavas: Nīti, Kāla, and Intelligence (विराटपर्व, अध्याय २६)

Devanagari script

येषु नः प्रत्ययो राजंश्वारेषु मनुजाधिप । ते यान्तु दत्तदेया वै भूयस्तान्‌ परिमार्गितुम्‌

Transliteration

yeṣu naḥ pratyayo rājan śvāreṣu manujādhipa | te yāntu dattadeyā vai bhūyas tān parimārgitum ||

Translation

Wahai Raja, wahai penguasa manusia! Biarlah para mata-mata rahasia yang paling kita percaya diberangkatkan kembali, dibekali sepenuhnya dengan segala perbekalan yang patut diberikan, untuk memperbarui pencarian atas para Pāṇḍava.

Word by Word

• येषु: in whom/among whom
• येषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• नः: of us/our
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Plural

• प्रत्ययः: trust/confidence
• प्रत्ययः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• श्वारेषु: among spies/secret agents
• श्वारेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वार
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• मनुजाधिप: O lord of men
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुजाधिप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ते: they/those (men)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यान्तु: let them go
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Imperative, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• दत्तदेयाः: having been given what is to be given / supplied with grants
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दत्तदेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• भूयः: again/further
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्

• तान्: them (the Pandavas)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• परिमार्गितुम्: to search for thoroughly
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-मृग्
• Form: Infinitive (Tumun)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• rājan (the king addressed)
• spies/secret agents (śvāra/guptacara)
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A king’s duty includes prudent governance: relying on proven, trustworthy agents and equipping them adequately. Ethical statecraft here emphasizes discernment (whom to trust) and responsibility (providing means) in pursuing legitimate political aims.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker advises the king to send out the most reliable spies again, properly supplied, to continue a renewed and thorough search for the Pāṇḍavas.