Story

Ekalavya and Drona

verses
78
book
1
chapter
1

What the texts say

In the Mahabharata, the story of Ekalavya and Drona begins when Ekalavya, son of the Nishada king Hiranyadhanus, approaches Drona. Mahabharata 1.123.10, 1.123.24 He fashions an earthen image of Drona. Mahabharata 1.123.12 When a dog barks, he sends seven arrows into its mouth, and the dog returns to the princes known as the Pandavas, who are struck with astonishment. Mahabharata 1.123.19, 1.123.20 Ekalavya says nothing is beyond giving to the teacher, and Drona then asks for his right thumb as a fee. Mahabharata 1.123.35 Afterwards he draws the bow with his fingers, yet is not as swift as before. Mahabharata 1.123.38

Where the story is told

Mahabharata 1.123

Begins at 1.123.10
  1. 1.123

Who is in it

Where to read

Every verse that tells the story, book by book.

    • 1.123.10

      ຕໍ່ມາ ໂອ ມະຫາຣາຊາ, ເອກະລະວະຍະ ບຸດຂອງ ຫິຣັນຍະທະນຸສ ກະສັດແຫ່ງຊົນນິສາດ ໄດ້ເຂົ້າໄປຫາ ທ່ານດໂຣນະ।

    • 1.123.11

      ທ່ານບໍ່ຮັບເຂົາເປັນສິດໃນວິຊາທະນູ ເນື່ອງຈາກຄິດວ່າ “ເຂົາເປັນໄນສາດ” ແມ່ນແຕ່ເປັນຜູ້ຮູ້ທຳ ກໍຍັງເຮັດເຊັ່ນນັ້ນໂດຍຄຳນຶງເຖິງພວກເຂົາ (ສິດທີ່ຢູ່ໃນການອຸປະຖຳແລ້ວ)

    • 1.123.12

      ແຕ່ເຂົາ ຜູ້ເຜົາຜານສັດຕູ ໄດ້ນ້ອມສີສະຈັບພຣະບາດຂອງດໂຣນະ ເພື່ອຄາລະວະ; ແລ້ວເຂົາເຂົ້າປ່າ ແລະປັ້ນຮູບດໂຣນະດ້ວຍດິນ।