Shloka 253

Vāraṇāvata-prasaṃsā and the Pāṇḍavas’ Departure (वरणावत-प्रशंसा तथा पाण्डव-प्रयाणम्)

Devanagari script

ततोअब्रवीत्‌ तदा द्रोणं कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिर: । उस समय कुन्तीनन्दन युधिष्ठिरने द्रोणसे कहा

Transliteration

tato 'bravīt tadā droṇaṃ kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |

Translation

ແລ້ວໃນຂະນະນັ້ນ ຢຸທິສຖິຣະ (Yudhiṣṭhira) ບຸດຂອງ ກຸນຕີ (Kuntī) ໄດ້ກ່າວຕໍ່ ດໂຣນະ (Droṇa). ຄຳບັນຍາຍນີ້ຊີ້ໃຫ້ເຫັນການເຂົ້າໄປຫາຄູອາຈານຜູ້ຄວນເຄົາລົບຢ່າງເປັນພິທີການ ເພື່ອວາງນ້ຳໜັກແຫ່ງທຳມະໃຫ້ແກ່ຄຳຂໍ ຄວາມສົງໄສ ຫຼືຄຳສອນທີ່ຈະຕາມມາ.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: Avyaya (temporal adverb)

• द्रोणम्: Drona (as object: 'to/at Drona')
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• कुन्तीपुत्रः: Kunti's son
• कुन्तीपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्तीपुत्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Droṇa
• Kuntī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds dharmic communication: even amid tension or impending conflict, one approaches elders and teachers with restraint and respect, signaling that ethical conduct begins with how one speaks.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator indicates a shift to dialogue: Yudhiṣṭhira, identified by his lineage as Kuntī’s son, begins speaking to Droṇa, preparing the reader for the content of his address in the subsequent lines.