Shloka 6
Droṇotpattiḥ and Dhanurveda-Prāpti
Origin of Droṇa and Acquisition of Martial Science
इमां च तावद् धर्मात्मन् पौराणीं शूणु मे कथाम् । परिश्रुतां विशालाक्ष कीर्तयिष्यामि यामहम्
imāṃ ca tāvad dharmātman paurāṇīṃ śṛṇu me kathām | pariśrutāṃ viśālākṣa kīrtayiṣyāmi yām aham ||
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಓ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮನೇ! ಮೊದಲು ನನ್ನಿಂದ ಈ ಪೌರಾಣಿಕ ಕಥೆಯನ್ನು ಕೇಳು. ಓ ವಿಶಾಲಾಕ್ಷಿ! ನಾನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಕೇಳಿರುವ, ಎಲ್ಲೆಡೆ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧವಾದ ಆ ಕಥೆಯನ್ನು ನಾನು ವರ್ಣಿಸುವೆನು.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharma-oriented listening and the authority of received tradition: a narrator should transmit what is well-attested and widely known, and a listener should approach such instruction with attentiveness and ethical seriousness.
Vaiśampāyana signals a transition into an ancient, widely renowned tale. He addresses his listener respectfully (as ‘righteous-souled’ and ‘wide-eyed’) and promises to recount a story he has heard in full, establishing credibility and setting the stage for the next episode.