Shloka 52

धृतराष्ट्र–दुर्योधन संवादः

Vāraṇāvata-vivāsana-nīti: Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Duryodhana’s Policy Dialogue

Devanagari script

स रामस्य धनुर्वेदं दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि चैव ह । श्रुत्वा तेषु मनश्नक्रे नीतिशास्त्रे तथैव च

Transliteration

sa rāmasya dhanurvedaṃ divyāny astrāṇi caiva ha | śrutvā teṣu manaś cakre nītiśāstre tathaiva ca ||

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອໄດ້ຍິນວ່າ ຣາມະ (ປາຣະຊຸຣາມ) ຊຳນານວິຊາທະນູຢ່າງຄົບຖ້ວນ ແລະຮູ້ອາວຸດທິບພະທັງຫຼາຍ, ດໂຣນະ ຈຶ່ງຕັ້ງໃຈຈະໄດ້ຮັບຄວາມຮູ້ນັ້ນ. ໃນທຳນອງດຽວກັນ, ລາວຍັງຕັດສິນໃຈຈະຮຽນນີຕິສາດ ແລະຫຼັກແຫ່ງຄວາມປະພຶດຖືກຕ້ອງຈາກທ່ານອີກດ້ວຍ.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रामस्य: of Rama (Parashurama)
• रामस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• धनुः-वेदम्: the science of archery
• धनुः-वेदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुर्वेद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दिव्यानि: divine
• दिव्यानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अस्त्राणि: weapons (missiles)
• अस्त्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

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

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

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• तेषु: in/with regard to those (arts/weapons)
• तेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रे: made/turned (his mind); resolved
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नीति-शास्त्रे: in political/ethical science
• नीति-शास्त्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीतिशास्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तथा: so/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

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

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Rāma (Paraśurāma)
• Dhanurveda
• Divyāstras
• Nītiśāstra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True preparedness is twofold: mastery of martial skill (dhanurveda and astras) should be accompanied by training in nīti—ethical discipline and wise governance—so that power is guided by right conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator states that, upon hearing of Paraśurāma’s complete knowledge of archery and divine weapons, the seeker resolves to approach him to learn these arts, and also to study nītiśāstra from him.