Shloka 6

Devanagari script

आचार्याणां भवन्त्येव रहस्यानि महात्मनाम्‌ । तानि पुत्राय वा दद्यु: शिष्यायानुगताय वा,महात्मा आचार्योंके पास बहुत-सी रहस्यकी बातें होती हैं, जिन्हें या तो वे अपने पुत्रको दे सकते हैं या अनुगत शिष्यको

Transliteration

ācāryāṇāṃ bhavanty eva rahasyāni mahātmanām | tāni putrāya vā dadyuḥ śiṣyāyānugatāya vā ||

Translation

ドリタラーシュトラは言った。「大いなる師たちには、秘伝と内奥の教えがあるものだ。それらは、わが子に授けることもあれば、忠実に随従する弟子に授けることもある。」

Word by Word

आचार्याणाम्of teachers

भवन्तिare/come to be

एवindeed/only

रहस्यानिsecrets

महात्मनाम्of great-souled men

तानिthose (things)

पुत्रायto a son

वाor

दद्युःmight/should give

शिष्यायto a disciple

अनुगतायto a devoted/following (disciple)

वाor

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

ācārya (teacher/preceptor)

putra (son)

śiṣya (disciple)

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?

Confidential or higher teachings are not distributed indiscriminately; they are entrusted to those with rightful closeness and responsibility—typically a son within the lineage or a devoted disciple who has proven fidelity and readiness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra reflects on the nature of great teachers: they hold private counsel and specialized knowledge, and he notes the customary channels through which such knowledge is transmitted—family succession or a trusted, obedient disciple.