Shloka 22

धृतराष्ट्र–दुर्योधन संवादः

Vāraṇāvata-vivāsana-nīti: Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Duryodhana’s Policy Dialogue

Devanagari script

निखिलेनास्य तत्‌ सर्व गुहमाख्यातवांस्तदा । सो<चिरेणैव कालेन परमाचार्यतां गत:

Transliteration

nikhilenāsya tat sarvaṃ guham ākhyātavāṃs tadā | so 'cireṇaiva kālena paramācāryatāṃ gataḥ ||

Translation

निखिलेनास्य तत्सर्वं गुह्यमाख्यातवान् तदा। स चिरेणैव कालेन परमाचार्यतां गतः।

Word by Word

• निखिलेन: completely, entirely
• निखिलेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निखिल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अस्य: of him/this (person)
• अस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• गुहम्: secret (thing)
• गुहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आख्यातवान्: told, explained
• आख्यातवान्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic), Third, Singular, Masculine

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चिरेण: after a long time / with delay
• चिरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिर
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• कालेन: in/with (a certain) time
• कालेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• परम: supreme, excellent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आचार्यताम्: the state/position of a teacher
• आचार्यताम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्यता
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गतः: having gone; having attained
• गतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Past participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Kṛpa
• Dhanurveda

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Mastery is portrayed as the fruit of complete and responsible instruction: not only techniques (like Dhanurveda) but also the guarded principles, context, and subtle meanings that guide ethical use of knowledge.

What is happening in the narrative?

A teacher privately reveals the student’s full background (gotra/lineage and related details) and imparts comprehensive training in archery and allied disciplines; as a result, Kṛpa quickly rises to be recognized as an eminent ācārya.