Shloka 31

Droṇotpattiḥ and Dhanurveda-Prāpti

Origin of Droṇa and Acquisition of Martial Science

Devanagari script

दर्शयस्व नरव्यापत्र शाधि मामसुखान्विताम्‌ | कृपणां चाथ करुणं विलपन्‍न्तीं नरेश्वर,नरश्रेष्ठ नरेश्वरर करुण विलाप करती हुई मुझ दीन-दु:ःखिया अबलाको आज अपना दर्शन और कर्तव्यका आदेश दीजिये

Transliteration

darśayasva naravyāghra śādhi mām asukhānvitām | kṛpaṇāṃ cātha karuṇaṃ vilapantīṃ nareśvara ||

Translation

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า “โอ้พยัคฆ์ท่ามกลางมนุษย์ โปรดสำแดงพระองค์แก่ข้าพเจ้า และโปรดชี้ข้าพเจ้า—ผู้ถูกความทุกข์ครอบงำ—ให้รู้หน้าที่ของตน โอ้เจ้าแห่งมนุษย์ ข้าพเจ้าอับจนและไร้ที่พึ่ง กำลังคร่ำครวญอย่างน่าเวทนา”

Word by Word

दर्शयस्वshow (yourself)

स्व(imperative particle in -स्व)

नरव्याघ्रO tiger among men

शाधिinstruct / command

माम्me

असुखान्विताम्afflicted with sorrow

कृपणाम्wretched / pitiable

चand

अथthen / now

करुणम्pitiably / in a lamenting way

विलपन्तीम्lamenting / wailing

नरेश्वरO lord of men (king)

नरश्रेष्ठO best of men

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

nareśvara (a king/lord addressed)

naravyāghra (epithet of the addressed hero/king)

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?

In distress, one should seek guidance from a rightful authority and ask for dharma-based instruction rather than acting impulsively; the verse frames ethical action as something to be learned and commanded by a competent leader/teacher.

What is happening in the narrative?

A sorrow-stricken, helpless speaker addresses a great king/hero, pleading for an audience and for direction about proper duty, emphasizing her lamentation and need for compassionate guidance.