Shloka 18
द्रोणेन दुर्योधनस्य कवचबन्धनम् — Drona’s Mantra-Bound Armor for Duryodhana
Devanagari script
उदय: पर्वतो वत्सो मेरुदोग्थधा महागिरि:
Transliteration
udayaḥ parvato vatso merudogdhā mahāgiriḥ
Translation
ನಾರದನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಉದಯ ಪರ್ವತವೇ ಕರು; ಮಹಾಗಿರಿಯಾದ ಮೇರುವೇ ದೋಹಕನು.
Word by Word
उदयःUdaya (name); rising
उदयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउदय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पर्वतःmountain
पर्वतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वत्सःcalf; child
वत्सः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवत्स
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मेरु-दोग्धाone who milks Meru
मेरु-दोग्धा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमेरुदोग्धृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अथand then; moreover
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
महागिरिःgreat mountain
महागिरिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहागिरि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaU
Udaya (mountain)M
Mount MeruCharacter 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
Through a cow-and-calf metaphor, the verse suggests that nourishment and stability come from an established, greater foundation (Meru) and are received in an ordered way (Udaya as vatsa). It implicitly values rightful support and cosmic order over disruptive appropriation.
Nārada is speaking and uses a compact metaphorical identification—Udaya as the ‘calf’ and Meru as the great mountain associated with yielding sustenance—likely as part of a larger descriptive or instructive passage.