Shloka 2

Droṇotpattiḥ and Dhanurveda-Prāpti

Origin of Droṇa and Acquisition of Martial Science

Devanagari script

न मा्महसि धर्मज्ञ वक्तुमेवं कथंचन । धर्मपत्नीमभिरतां त्वयि राजीवलोचने,“धर्मज्ञ! आप मुझसे किसी तरह ऐसी बात न कहें; मैं आपकी धर्मपत्नी हूँ और कमलके समान विशाल नेत्रोंवाले आपमें ही अनुराग रखती हूँ

Transliteration

na māṁ mahasi dharmajña vaktum evaṁ kathaṁcana | dharmapatnīm abhiratāṁ tvayi rājīvalocane ||

Translation

“ధర్మజ్ఞా! ఏ విధంగానూ నాతో ఇలాంటి మాటలు పలుకకండి. కమలనయనా! నేను మీ ధర్మపత్నిని; నా అనురాగం మీమీదనే నిలిచియున్నది.”

Word by Word

नnot

माम्me

महसिyou honor / you esteem

धर्मज्ञO knower of dharma

वक्तुम्to speak

एवम्thus, in this way

कथंचनin any way; at all

धर्मपत्नीम्lawful wife; wife as per dharma

अभिरताम्devoted, attached

त्वयिin you; toward you

राजीवलोचनेO lotus-eyed one

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana (speaker label)

dharmajña (addressed person, unnamed here)

rājīvalocana (addressed person, unnamed here)

dharmapatnī (the wife, unnamed here)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds dharma within marriage: a wife asserts her legitimate status (dharmapatnī) and insists that speech and intention remain aligned with righteous duty, emphasizing fidelity and ethical restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the course of Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a woman responds to a man addressed as ‘dharmajña’ and ‘rājīvalocana,’ rejecting an improper or unsettling suggestion and reaffirming that she is his lawful wife devoted to him alone.