Shloka 65

धृतराष्ट्र–दुर्योधन संवादः

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

Devanagari script

द्रोण उदाच अस्त्राणि मे समग्राणि ससंहाराणि भार्गव | सप्रयोगरहस्यानि दातुमर्हस्यशेषत:,द्रोणगने कहा--भूगुनन्दन! आप मुझे प्रयोग, रहस्य तथा संहारविधिसहित सम्पूर्ण अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंका ज्ञान प्रदान करें

Transliteration

droṇa uvāca: astrāṇi me samagrāṇi sa-saṃhārāṇi bhārgava | sa-prayoga-rahasyāni dātum arhasi aśeṣataḥ ||

Translation

ద్రోణుడు పలికెను—ఓ భార్గవా! ప్రయోగ రహస్యములతోను, సంహార-ప్రత్యాహార విధులతోను కూడిన సమస్త అస్త్రశస్త్ర జ్ఞానమును ఏమీ మిగల్చక నాకు ప్రసాదించుము.

Word by Word

द्रोणःDrona

उवाचsaid

अस्त्राणिmissiles/weapons (astra)

मेto me / for me

समग्राणिcomplete, entire

स-सम्हाराणिtogether with withdrawal/recall (of the weapons)

भार्गवO Bhargava (descendant of Bhrigu)

स-प्रयोग-रहस्यानिsecrets (of the weapons) together with their application/usage

दातुम्to give

अर्हसिyou are able/fit; you should

अशेषतःentirely, without remainder

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Droṇa

Bhārgava (Paraśurāma)

astra (weapons)

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?

The verse stresses that true mastery of weapons includes not only acquiring them but also knowing their proper use and, crucially, their withdrawal and neutralization. Ethical competence in warfare requires restraint, procedural knowledge, and accountability, not mere destructive capacity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Droṇa addresses Bhārgava (Paraśurāma) and requests complete instruction in all astras, including their operational secrets and the methods to retract or counter them. It depicts a formal moment of martial apprenticeship where the student seeks comprehensive, disciplined training.