Adi Parva Adhyaya 121 Shloka 15 - Mahabharata | Kannada | Vedapath

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Shloka 15

Droṇotpattiḥ and Dhanurveda-Prāpti

Origin of Droṇa and Acquisition of Martial Science

Devanagari script

अपालयत्‌ सर्ववर्णान्‌ पिता पुत्रानिवौरसान्‌ । यजमानो महायज्जैत्रद्वाणेभ्यो धनं ददौ

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

apālayat sarvavarṇān pitā putrān ivaurasān |

yajamāno mahāyajñair dvijebhyo dhanaṃ dadau ||

Translation

ಅವನು ತಂದೆ ತನ್ನ ಔರಸ ಪುತ್ರರನ್ನು ಪೋಷಿಸುವಂತೆ ಎಲ್ಲ ವರ್ಣಗಳ ಪ್ರಜೆಯನ್ನು ರಕ್ಷಿಸಿ ಪೋಷಿಸಿದನು. ಯಜಮಾನನಾಗಿ ಮಹಾಕ್ರತುಗಳನ್ನು ನೆರವೇರಿಸಿ ದ್ವಿಜರಿಗೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರಿಗೆ) ಧನವನ್ನು ದಾನಮಾಡಿದನು.

Word by Word

अपालयत्protected, maintained

सर्ववर्णान्all the social classes (varṇas)

पिताa father

पुत्रान्sons

इवlike, as

औरसान्legitimate (born of one’s own body)

यजमानःthe sacrificer (patron of the sacrifice)

महायज्ञैःwith great sacrifices

त्रैद्वाणेभ्यःto the learned Brahmins (knowers of the Veda)

धनम्wealth

ददौgave

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Vyūṣitāśva

sarva-varṇa (all social orders)

dvija (twice-born, especially Brahmins)

mahāyajña (great sacrifices)

dhana (wealth)

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?

Ideal kingship is framed as dharmic guardianship: a ruler should protect all sections of society impartially, like a father to his own children, and uphold sacred institutions through yajña and generous giving—especially supporting learned and ritual specialists.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues praising King Vyūṣitāśva: he is described as maintaining all varṇas with paternal care and, as a yajamāna, performing great sacrifices and distributing wealth to the dvijas.