Shloka 24

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 132 — Duryodhana’s Instructions to Purocana at Vāraṇāvata

Lākṣāgṛha Planning

Devanagari script

भुड्ुक्त एव तु कौन्तेयो नास्यादन्यत्र वर्तते । हस्तस्तेजस्विनस्तस्य अनुग्रहणकारणात्‌

Transliteration

bhukta eva tu kaunteyo nāsyād anyatra vartate | hastas tejasvinas tasya anugrahaṇa-kāraṇāt ||

Translation

അപ്പോഴും കുന്തീപുത്രൻ അർജുനൻ ഭക്ഷണം തുടർന്നു. ആ തേജസ്വിയുടെ കൈ, നിരന്തര അഭ്യാസബലത്താൽ, ഇരുട്ടിലും വായൊഴികെ മറ്റെവിടെയും തെറ്റിപ്പോകുന്നില്ലായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• भुक्तः: having eaten / eaten
• भुक्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु) → भुक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

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

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

• कौन्तेयः: Kunti's son (Arjuna)
• कौन्तेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौन्तेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अस्य: of him / his
• अस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम) → अस्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अन्यत्र: elsewhere
• अन्यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यत्र

• वर्तते: moves / goes / turns
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, Present, 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• हस्तः: hand
• हस्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तेजस्विनः: of the brilliant one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तस्य: of him / his
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) → तस्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अनुग्रहणकारणात्: from the cause of favor/help
• अनुग्रहणकारणात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रहण-कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna
• Kuntī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steady practice (abhyāsa) creates reliability of action: a disciplined person’s body and mind do not wander even under adverse conditions like darkness, showing self-mastery and composure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes Arjuna continuing to eat; through long training his hand naturally reaches his mouth and does not deviate, even when visibility is absent.