Shloka 8

Droṇotpattiḥ and Dhanurveda-Prāpti

Origin of Droṇa and Acquisition of Martial Science

Devanagari script

तस्मिंश्न॒ यजमाने वै धर्मात्मनि महाभुजे । उपागमंस्ततो देवा: सेन्द्रा देवर्षिभि: सह,“एक समय वे महाबाहु धर्मात्मा नरेश जब यज्ञ करने लगे, उस समय इन्द्र आदि देवता देवर्षियोंके साथ उस यज्ञमें पधारे थे

Transliteration

tasmiṁś ca yajamāne vai dharmātmani mahābhuje | upāgamaṁs tato devāḥ sendrā devarṣibhiḥ saha ||

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను—ఆ మహాబాహు ధర్మాత్మ రాజు యజ్ఞం నిర్వహిస్తున్నప్పుడు, ఇంద్రుని నేతృత్వంలో దేవతలు దేవర్షులతో కలిసి అక్కడికి వచ్చారు.

Word by Word

तस्मिन्in that (time/occasion)

यजमानेwhen the sacrificer (was performing sacrifice)

वैindeed

धर्मात्मनिin the righteous-souled (king)

महाभुजेin the mighty-armed (one)

उपागमन्they came/approached

ततःthen/from there

देवाःthe gods

स-इन्द्राःtogether with Indra (i.e., including Indra)

देवर्षिभिःwith the divine seers

सहtogether with

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

व

वैशम्पायन

ध

धर्मात्मा महाबाहु नरेश (unnamed king)

द

देवाः

इ

इन्द्र

द

देवर्षयः

य

यज्ञ

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that dharmic rulership and properly conducted yajña are not merely social acts but cosmic ones: when a king acts in harmony with dharma and ritual duty, the divine realm is portrayed as responding with presence and approval.

What is happening in the narrative?

As the righteous, powerful king begins/continues his sacrificial rite, the gods—headed by Indra—arrive at the sacrificial venue along with divine seers, marking the importance and legitimacy of the ceremony.