Shloka 14

Droṇotpattiḥ and Dhanurveda-Prāpti

Origin of Droṇa and Acquisition of Martial Science

Devanagari script

व्युषिताश्वे यशोवृद्धे मनुष्येन्द्रे कुरूत्तम । व्युषिताश्व: समुद्रान्तां विजित्येमां वसुंधराम्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

vyuṣitāśve yaśovṛddhe manuṣyendre kurūttama |

vyuṣitāśvaḥ samudrāntāṁ vijityemāṁ vasuṁdharām |

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ହେ କୁରୁଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ଯଶରେ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ବୃଦ୍ଧି ପାଇଥିବା ସେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟେନ୍ଦ୍ର ରାଜା ବ୍ୟୁଷିତାଶ୍ୱ ବିଷୟରେ ପୁରାଣବେତ୍ତା ପଣ୍ଡିତମାନେ ଏହି ଯଶୋଗାଥା ଗାଆନ୍ତି—“ସମୁଦ୍ରପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଏହି ପୃଥିବୀକୁ ଜୟ କରି, ଯେପରି ପିତା ନିଜ ଔରସ ପୁତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କୁ ପାଳନ କରେ, ସେପରି ରାଜା ବ୍ୟୁଷିତାଶ୍ୱ ସମସ୍ତ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣର ପ୍ରଜାଙ୍କୁ ସମଭାବେ ରକ୍ଷା ଓ ପାଳନ କରୁଥିଲେ।”

Word by Word

• व्युषिताश्वे: in/with regard to Vyushitashva
• व्युषिताश्वे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्युषिताश्व
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• यशोवृद्धे: in (one) increased in fame
• यशोवृद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशोवृद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• मनुष्येन्द्रे: in the lord of men (king)
• मनुष्येन्द्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्येन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कुरूत्तम: O best of the Kurus
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरूत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• व्युषिताश्वः: Vyushitashva (the king)
• व्युषिताश्वः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्युषिताश्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समुद्रान्ताम्: bounded by the ocean
• समुद्रान्ताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुद्रान्त
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• विजित्य: having conquered
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + जि
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वसुंधराम्: earth
• वसुंधराम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुंधरा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vyuṣitāśva
• Kuru (dynastic reference)
• Earth (Vasundharā)
• Ocean (as boundary: samudra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents an ethical model of kingship: even if a ruler conquers widely, his legitimacy is measured by dharmic governance—protecting all people impartially and acting with paternal responsibility rather than exploitation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana introduces a traditional eulogy about King Vyuṣitāśva. The learned recite his fame, describing him as a renowned sovereign who conquered the earth up to the ocean and then protected his subjects like a father.