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Adhyāya 123 — Droṇa’s Pedagogy: Arjuna’s Preeminence, Ekalavya’s Self-Training, and the Bhāsa-Lakṣya Trial

: द्वाविशर्त्याधेकशततमो< ध्याय: युधिष्ठिर, भीम और अर्जुनकी उत्पत्ति वैशम्पायन उवाच संवत्सरधृते गर्भे गान्धार्या जनमेजय । आह्वयामास वै कुन्ती गर्भार्थे धर्ममच्युतम्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! जब गान्धारीको गर्भ धारण किये एक वर्ष बीत गया, उस समय कुन्तीने गर्भ धारण करनेके लिये अच्युतस्वरूप भगवान्‌ धर्मका आवाहन किया

vaiśampāyana uvāca | saṃvatsaradhṛte garbhe gāndhāryā janamejaya | āhvayāmāsa vai kuntī garbhārthe dharmam acyutam |

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า—โอ้ชนเมชยะ! เมื่อคันธารีทรงครรภ์ครบหนึ่งปีแล้ว ครั้งนั้นกุนตีได้อัญเชิญพระธรรมเทพผู้เป็นอจยุตะ เพื่อประสงค์จะได้บุตร

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana
वैशम्पायनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवैशम्पायन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
संवत्सर-धृतेwhen held for a year
संवत्सर-धृते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसंवत्सरधृत
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
गर्भेin the pregnancy/womb
गर्भे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
गान्धार्याःof Gandhari
गान्धार्याः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगान्धारी
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
जनमेजयO Janamejaya
जनमेजय:
TypeNoun
Rootजनमेजय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
आह्वयामासinvoked/called
आह्वयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootआह्वा
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
कुन्तीKunti
कुन्ती:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकुन्ती
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
गर्भ-अर्थेfor the sake of conception
गर्भ-अर्थे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भार्थ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
धर्मम्Dharma (the deity)
धर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अच्युतम्the infallible (one)
अच्युतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअच्युत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
J
Janamejaya
G
Gāndhārī
K
Kuntī
D
Dharma

Educational Q&A

The verse frames progeny and dynastic continuity within a moral-religious order: Kuntī seeks a child not by mere desire but through invoking Dharma, suggesting that rightful ends should be pursued through righteous means and divine-aligned conduct.

As Gāndhārī’s pregnancy extends to a full year, Kuntī performs an invocation to Dharma to obtain conception—setting up the birth of Yudhiṣṭhira and the unfolding contrast between the Kaurava and Pāṇḍava origins.