Shloka 36

दुर्योधन–द्रोणसंवादः

Arjuna-vīrya-prasaṃśā and renewed battle formation

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मण्य: सत्यवाग दान्तो गुरुदैवतपूजक: । नित्यं धर्मरतश्नैव कृतास्त्रश्न विशेषत:

Transliteration

brahmaṇyaḥ satyavāg dānto gurudaivatapūjakaḥ | nityaṃ dharmarataś caiva kṛtāstraś ca viśeṣataḥ ||

Translation

ກຣິປະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ທ່ານນັ້ນເຄົາລົບພຣາຫມັນ ແລະ ພັນທະອັນສັກສິດ, ເວົ້າຄວາມຈິງ, ຄວບຄຸມຕົນໄດ້, ແລະ ບູຊາຄູອາຈານດັ່ງເທວະ. ທ່ານຍິນດີໃນທຳເປັນນິດ ແລະ—ເຫນືອສິ່ງອື່ນໃດ—ສຳເລັດຊຳນານໃນການໃຊ້ອາວຸດ».

Word by Word

ब्रह्मण्यःpious; devoted to Brahman/priests

सत्यवाक्truth-speaking

दान्तःself-controlled; restrained

गुरुदैवतपूजकःone who worships guru and the gods

नित्यम्always; constantly

धर्मरतःdevoted to dharma

चand

एवindeed; just

कृतास्त्रःtrained in weapons; having mastered weapons

चand

विशेषतःespecially; in particular

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kṛpa (speaker)

guru (teacher, as a revered figure)

astra (weapons)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents an ideal of character: devotion to sacred duty and learned elders, truthfulness, self-restraint, constant commitment to dharma, and disciplined mastery of one’s craft (here, weaponry). Martial ability is praised, but it is framed as most admirable when grounded in ethical and devotional virtues.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛpa is describing someone’s qualities in the midst of the Drona Parva context, highlighting moral virtues (truth, restraint, reverence for the guru) alongside exceptional martial training, as part of an assessment or commendation relevant to the ongoing war narrative.