Shloka 14

Devanagari script

कृपाच्छारद्वताच्छूर: सर्वास्त्राण्युपपत्स्यते । परीक्षित्‌ तो दीर्घ आयु प्राप्त करके ब्रह्मचर्यपालन एवं वेदाध्ययनका व्रत धारण करेगा और वह शूरवीर बालक शरद्वानके पुत्र कृपाचार्यसे ही सम्पूर्ण अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंका ज्ञान प्राप्त करेगा || १३ $ ।। विदित्वा परमास्त्राणि क्षत्रधर्मव्रते स्थित:

Transliteration

vaishampāyana uvāca |

kr̥pāc chāradvatāc chūraḥ sarvāstrāṇy upapatsyate |

viditvā paramāstrāṇi kṣatradharmavrate sthitaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: «Anak gagah itu akan mempelajari seluruh ilmu senjata dan peluru dari Kṛpa, pahlawan—putera Śaradvat. Setelah menguasai senjata-senjata tertinggi, dia akan teguh dalam ikrar kṣatriya-dharma—berlatih bukan demi kesombongan, tetapi demi melindungi tertib dan pemerintahan yang sah.»

Word by Word

कृपात्from Kripa

शारद्वतात्from (the) Sharadvata (i.e., descendant of Śaradvat)

शूरःthe hero/brave one

सर्वall

अस्त्राणिweapons (missiles/arms)

उपपत्स्यतेwill obtain/attain (will learn/acquire)

विदित्वाhaving known/after learning

परमsupreme, excellent

अस्त्राणिweapons

क्षत्रधर्मव्रतेin the vow of kshatriya-duty

स्थितःstanding/abiding, established

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)

Śaradvat

astra (weapons/missiles)

kṣatradharma

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?

Martial knowledge is framed within dharma: the highest weapons are to be learned under a qualified teacher and held under the restraint of kṣatriya-vrata, implying disciplined power used for protection and rightful governance rather than aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana foretells the boy’s training: he will receive comprehensive instruction in astras from Kṛpācārya (Śaradvat’s son), and after mastering even the supreme weapons he will remain committed to the warrior code.