Shloka 62

Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)

Devanagari script

निश्रैष्टोडस्माननुप्राप्त: स च दष्टोडन्वबुध्यत । ससंज्ञश्नापि संवृत्तश्छित््वा बन्धनमाशु न:

Transliteration

niśraiṣṭoḍasmān anuprāptaḥ sa ca daṣṭoḍanvabudhyata | sa-saṃjñaś cāpi saṃvṛttaś chitvā bandhanam āśu naḥ ||

Translation

వారు పలికిరి—“అతడు పడిపోయిన తరువాత కూడా మళ్లీ మా వద్దకు చేరాడు; దంషించబడినప్పటికీ అతనికి స్పృహ వచ్చింది. స్పృహ వచ్చగానే అతడు త్వరగా బంధనాలను చీల్చి మాపై దాడి చేశాడు.”

Word by Word

निश्रैष्टःNiśraiṣṭha (a proper name)

उदस्मात्from us (away from us)

अनुप्राप्तःhaving come/arrived

सःhe

चand

दष्टःbitten

उदन्water

अवबुध्यतnoticed/realized

सhe

संज्ञःconscious, in his senses

अपिalso/even

संवृत्तःhaving become/come to be

छित्वाhaving cut

बन्धनम्bond, fetter

आशुquickly

नःof us / for us

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

unnamed male person (the one bitten and bound)

bandhana (bonds/fetters)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even after sudden harm and disorientation, steadiness of mind and prompt action can restore one’s agency; the verse highlights resilience and the decisive breaking of bondage once awareness returns.

What is happening in the narrative?

A person who had been struck and bitten returns to the group, regains consciousness despite the bite, and swiftly cuts his restraints, rejoining his companions.