Shloka 46

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

Lākṣāgṛha Planning

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच ते तमाज्ञाय तत्त्वेन पुनरागम्य पाण्डवा: | यथावृत्तं वने सर्व द्रोणायाचख्युरद्भुतम्‌

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: te tam ājñāya tattvena punar āgamya pāṇḍavāḥ | yathāvṛttaṃ vane sarvaṃ droṇāyācakhyur adbhutam ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ହେ ରାଜନ! ସେଇ ନିଷାଦଙ୍କ ଯଥାର୍ଥ ପରିଚୟ ଜାଣି ପାଣ୍ଡବମାନେ ପୁନଃ ଫେରିଲେ; ଏବଂ ବନରେ ଘଟିଥିବା ସେଇ ଅଦ୍ଭୁତ ଘଟଣା ସମସ୍ତକୁ ଯଥାବୃତ୍ତ ଭାବେ ଦ୍ରୋଣାଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ।

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaishampayana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आज्ञाय: having known/recognized
• आज्ञाय: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ज्ञा
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada

• तत्त्वेन: in truth; correctly
• तत्त्वेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• आगम्य: having returned/come back
• आगम्य: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यथा-वृत्तम्: as it happened; the actual occurrence
• यथा-वृत्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• द्रोणाय: to Drona
• द्रोणाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• आचख्युः: they told/related
• आचख्युः: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चक्ष्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Plural

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful; marvelous
• अद्भुतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• Niṣāda
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• forest (vana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical fidelity to truth in narration: after verifying a person’s identity and the facts of an event, one should report the matter accurately (tattvena, yathāvṛttam), especially to a teacher or authority responsible for guidance.

What is happening in the narrative?

The Pāṇḍavas have encountered a Niṣāda in the forest, learned his true identity, returned, and then told their teacher Droṇa the entire extraordinary incident exactly as it occurred.