Shloka 55
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 132 — Duryodhana’s Instructions to Purocana at Vāraṇāvata
Lākṣāgṛha Planning
Devanagari script
एकलव्य उवाच कि प्रयच्छामि भगवन्नाज्ञापयतु मां गुरु:
Transliteration
ekalavya uvāca: kiṁ prayacchāmi bhagavan, ājñāpayatu māṁ guruḥ.
Translation
เอกลัพย์ทูลว่า “ข้าแต่ภควาน ข้าพเจ้าควรถวายสิ่งใด? ขอให้คุรุโปรดมีบัญชาเถิด”
Word by Word
एकलव्यःEkalavya
एकलव्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootएकलव्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular
किम्what
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्रयच्छामिshall I give / do I give
प्रयच्छामि:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormPresent, First, Singular
भगवन्O venerable one / O Lord
भगवन्:
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
आज्ञापयतुlet (him/you) command / please आदेश करें
आज्ञापयतु:
TypeVerb
Rootआज्ञा + णिच् (आज्ञापय-)
FormImperative, Third, Singular
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
गुरुःthe teacher
गुरुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगुरु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
एकलव्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
E
EkalavyaG
Guru (the teacher, i.e., Droṇa in context)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the disciple’s acceptance of the guru’s authority and the ethic of offering (dakṣiṇā) as a duty of learning—readiness to give without bargaining, trusting the teacher’s command.
Ekalavya addresses the revered teacher and asks what he should give, explicitly inviting the guru to command him—setting up the request for guru-dakṣiṇā in the Ekalavya episode.