Shloka 78

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

Lākṣāgṛha Planning

Devanagari script

ततो दुर्योधनादींसस्‍्तान्‌ धार्तराष्ट्रानू महायशा: । तेनैव क्रमयोगेन जिज्ञासु: पर्यपृच्छत,तदनन्तर महायशस्वी आचार्यने उसी क्रमसे दुर्योधन आदि धूृतराष्ट्रपुत्रोंको भी उनकी परीक्षा लेनेके लिये बुलाया और उन सबसे उपर्युक्त बातें पूछीं

Transliteration

tato duryodhanādīṁs tān dhārtarāṣṭrān mahāyaśāḥ | tenaiva kramayogena jijñāsuḥ paryapṛcchat tad-anantaram ||

Translation

Then the illustrious teacher summoned Duryodhana and the other sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the same order. Wishing to test them, he questioned them in the very same manner. The episode underscores that instruction and evaluation are to be applied impartially, even when the students’ temperaments and future choices will diverge in matters of dharma.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

दुर्योधन-आदीन्Duryodhana and others

तान्those (them)

धार्तराष्ट्रान्the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

महायशाःthe greatly renowned (one)

तेनby that, with that

एवindeed, just

क्रम-योगेनby the method of sequence, in due order

जिज्ञासुःdesirous to know, inquisitive

पर्यपृच्छत्asked (them) thoroughly

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Duryodhana

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Dhārtarāṣṭras (Kauravas)

Ācārya (the teacher, i.e., Droṇa in context)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A teacher’s duty is to assess students consistently and without favoritism; the same standards are applied to all, even when their later ethical choices differ.

What is happening in the narrative?

After examining the earlier group in a set order, the teacher next calls Duryodhana and the other Kaurava princes and questions them in the same sequence to test their abilities and dispositions.