Shloka 17
द्रोणपर्व अध्याय ६७ — अर्जुनस्य प्रवेशः, श्रुतायुध-वधः, सुदक्षिण-वधः
Arjuna’s advance; deaths of Śrutāyudha and Sudakṣiṇa
Devanagari script
प्रत्यक्ष तस्य हव्यानि प्रतिगृह्नन्ति देवता:
Transliteration
pratyakṣaṃ tasya havyāni pratigṛhṇanti devatāḥ
Translation
နာရဒက ဆိုသည်– «သူ့အတွက်တော့ နတ်တို့သည် ကိုယ်တိုင် မြင်သာထင်ရှားစွာ ပူဇော်အနုသင် (ဟဗျ) ကို လက်ခံယူကြ၏»။
Word by Word
प्रत्यक्षम्directly, in person
प्रत्यक्षम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रत्यक्ष
FormAvyaya (adverb)
तस्यof him/that
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
हव्यानिoblations (offerings to be offered into fire)
हव्यानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
प्रतिगृह्णन्तिaccept, receive
प्रतिगृह्णन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-ग्रह्
FormPresent tense (Lat), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural
देवताःthe deities
देवताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaD
devatāḥ (the gods)H
havyāni (sacrificial oblations)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Rightful action and sincere, dharma-aligned worship are believed to draw unmistakable divine acceptance; ethical integrity gives ritual its true efficacy.
Nārada is describing a person whose offerings are so valid and meritorious that the gods are said to accept them ‘directly’—a narrative marker of exceptional religious and moral standing within the broader Drona-parvan context.