Shloka 44

Vāraṇāvata-prasaṃsā and the Pāṇḍavas’ Departure (वरणावत-प्रशंसा तथा पाण्डव-प्रयाणम्)

Devanagari script

बाल्यात्‌ प्रभृति कौरव्य सहाध्ययनमेव च । स मे सखा सदा तत्र प्रियवादी प्रियंकर:

Transliteration

bālyāt prabhṛti kauravya sahādhyayanam eva ca | sa me sakhā sadā tatra priyavādī priyaṃkaraḥ ||

Translation

โอ เชื้อสายกุรุ! ตั้งแต่วัยเยาว์ การศึกษาเล่าเรียนของเราทั้งสองดำเนินไปพร้อมกัน ที่นั่นทฺรุปทะเป็นสหายสนิทของเราเสมอ กล่าวถ้อยคำอ่อนหวานด้วยความเอ็นดู และกระทำสิ่งที่เป็นที่พอใจแก่เรา

Word by Word

• बाल्यात्: from childhood
• बाल्यात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल्य
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• प्रभृति: onwards, starting from
• प्रभृति: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति

• कौरव्य: O descendant of Kuru
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव्य
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सह: together (with)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• अध्ययनम्: study
• अध्ययनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्ययन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मे: of me, my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• सखा: friend
• सखा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• प्रियवादी: sweet-speaking
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रियवादिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रियंकरः: one who does what is pleasing
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रियंकर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kauravya (a Kuru descendant, addressee)
• Drupada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True friendship is shown through shared pursuit of learning, gentle and truthful-pleasant speech (priyavāda), and supportive actions (priyaṃkara). The verse highlights ethical companionship as something formed early and expressed consistently.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana, addressing a Kuru prince, recounts a past relationship: from childhood the speaker and Drupada studied together, and Drupada behaved as a devoted friend—speaking kindly and acting helpfully—setting up later developments in their relationship.