Shloka 62

Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)

Devanagari script

निश्रैष्टोडस्माननुप्राप्त: स च दष्टोडन्वबुध्यत । ससंज्ञश्नापि संवृत्तश्छित््वा बन्धनमाशु न:

Transliteration

niśraiṣṭoḍasmān anuprāptaḥ sa ca daṣṭoḍanvabudhyata | sa-saṃjñaś cāpi saṃvṛttaś chitvā bandhanam āśu naḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Dia kembali kepada kami setelah dijatuhkan; dan walaupun digigit, dia sedar semula. Setelah pulih derianya, dia segera memutuskan ikatannya dan kembali kepada kami.”

Word by Word

• निश्रैष्टः: Niśraiṣṭha (a proper name)
• निश्रैष्टः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्रैष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उदस्मात्: from us (away from us)
• उदस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उद् + अस्मद्

• अनुप्राप्तः: having come/arrived
• अनुप्राप्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + प्र + आप्
• Form: kta (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• दष्टः: bitten
• दष्टः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दंश्
• Form: kta (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उदन्: water
• उदन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अवबुध्यत: noticed/realized
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + बुध्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• स: he
• स: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संज्ञः: conscious, in his senses
• संज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• संवृत्तः: having become/come to be
• संवृत्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + वृत्
• Form: kta (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• छित्वा: having cut
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: ktvā (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada

• बन्धनम्: bond, fetter
• बन्धनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आशु: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु

• नः: of us / for us
• नः: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• unnamed male person (the one bitten and bound)
• bandhana (bonds/fetters)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even after sudden harm and disorientation, steadiness of mind and prompt action can restore one’s agency; the verse highlights resilience and the decisive breaking of bondage once awareness returns.

What is happening in the narrative?

A person who had been struck and bitten returns to the group, regains consciousness despite the bite, and swiftly cuts his restraints, rejoining his companions.