Shloka 74

Śārṅgakānāṃ Avināśaḥ (Why the Śārṅga Birds Were Spared) | शार्ङ्गकानामविनाशः

Devanagari script

आगमगमे च प्रयोगे च चक्रे तुल्यमिवात्मना । तुतोष पुत्र सौभद्रं प्रेक्षमाणो धनंजय:,धनंजयने अभिमन्युको (अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंक) आगम और प्रयोगमें अपने समान बना दिया था। वे सुभद्राकुमारको देखकर बहुत संतुष्ट रहते थे

Transliteration

āgamāgame ca prayoge ca cakre tulyam ivātmanā | tutoṣa putra-saubhadraṁ prekṣamāṇo dhanañjayaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: Tanto no estudo dos āgamas quanto na aplicação prática, Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) treinou o filho de Subhadrā de tal modo que ele se tornou, por assim dizer, igual ao próprio Arjuna. Ao contemplar o jovem Abhimanyu, Arjuna permanecia profundamente satisfeito — imagem do dever do mestre cumprido e da alegria do pai diante de um herdeiro digno em habilidade e responsabilidade.

Word by Word

आगमगमेin (the matters of) learning/tradition and going/approach (i.e., acquisition)

चand

प्रयोगेin practice/application

चand

चक्रेmade, fashioned

तुल्यम्equal, similar

इवas if, like

आत्मनाby himself; with his own self

तुतोषwas pleased, rejoiced

पुत्रम्the son

सौभद्रम्son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu)

प्रेक्षमाणःseeing, looking at

धनंजयःDhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Abhimanyu

Subhadrā

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Excellence is not merely learning authoritative instruction (āgama) but mastering its correct application (prayoga). A teacher’s dharma is to transmit skill responsibly, and a student’s dharma is to embody that training with competence worthy of the lineage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Arjuna trained Abhimanyu in both the theoretical tradition and the practical use of martial techniques, making him nearly equal to himself; Arjuna, watching Abhimanyu’s progress, feels great satisfaction.