Shloka 35

Droṇotpattiḥ and Dhanurveda-Prāpti

Origin of Droṇa and Acquisition of Martial Science

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ता तु सा देवी तथा चक्रे पतिव्रता । यथोक्तमेव तद्वाक्यं भद्रा पुत्रार्थिनी तदा,आकाशवाणीके यों कहनेपर पुत्रकी इच्छा रखनेवाली पतिव्रता भद्रादेवीने पतिकी पूर्वोक्त आज्ञाका अक्षरश: पालन किया

Transliteration

evamuktā tu sā devī tathā cakre pativratā | yathoktam eva tad vākyaṃ bhadrā putrārthinī tadā ||

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອຖືກກ່າວເຊັ່ນນັ້ນ ນາງເທວີຜູ້ສູງສົ່ງ ຜູ້ມັ່ນຄົງໃນຄວາມສັດຊື່ຕໍ່ສາມີ ກໍໄດ້ເຮັດຕາມນັ້ນຢ່າງທີ່ຖືກກ່າວ. ໃນເວລານັ້ນ ພັດຣາ ຜູ້ປາຖະໜາບຸດ ໄດ້ປະຕິບັດຄຳສັ່ງຂອງສາມີຢ່າງຖືກຕ້ອງຕາມຖ້ອຍຄຳ.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्ता: having been told/addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त, Feminine, Nominative, Singular, passive/resultative

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• देवी: the goddess/lady
• देवी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: so/in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• चक्रे: did/performed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• पतिव्रता: devoted to her husband
• पतिव्रता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पतिव्रता
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• यथा: as/according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• उक्तम्: said/spoken
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त, Neuter, Nominative, Singular, passive/resultative

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

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• भद्रा: Bhadrā (name)
• भद्रा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पुत्रार्थिनी: desiring a son
• पुत्रार्थिनी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रार्थिनी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then/at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhadrā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights pativratā-dharma: disciplined fidelity and conscientious adherence to a spouse’s rightful instruction, framed within the ethical aims of household life (including the desire for progeny).

What is happening in the narrative?

After being instructed, Bhadrā—desiring a son—acts accordingly and follows her husband’s words exactly, as Vaiśampāyana narrates.