Shloka 18

देवविमान-दर्शनम् / The Celestial Assembly and Vimana Spectacle

Bhīṣma–Arjuna Encounter Framed Cosmically

Devanagari script

द्रोण उवाच यदेतत्‌ प्रथमं वाक्‍्यं भीष्म: शान्तनवोड<ब्रवीत्‌ । तेनैवाहं प्रसन्नो वै नीतिरत्र विधीयताम्‌

Transliteration

droṇa uvāca | yad etat prathamaṁ vākyaṁ bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo ’bravīt | tenaivāhaṁ prasanno vai nītir atra vidhīyatām |

Translation

ドローナは言った。「サーンタヌの子ビーシュマが最初に述べた進言――それだけで私は満足である。ゆえに、ここにそのとおりの方策を定めよ。」

Word by Word

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• प्रथमम्: first
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: statement/word
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• शान्तनवः: son of Shantanu
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तनव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Anadyatana-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• प्रसन्नः: pleased/satisfied
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• नीतिः: policy/strategy
• नीतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• विधीयताम्: let (it) be arranged/ordained
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (वि + धा)
• Form: Imperative, 3rd, Singular, Passive (Karmani)

Speaker

द्रोण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Droṇa
• Bhīṣma
• Śāntanu

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Effective leadership in crisis relies on heeding sound senior counsel and promptly establishing a clear, workable policy (nīti) rather than acting from impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Droṇa responds to Bhīṣma’s earlier recommendation, expresses agreement, and urges that a concrete strategy be formally decided for the situation at hand.