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Shloka 4

Vāraṇāvatāgamana: Public Farewell, Vidura’s Coded Counsel, and Departure

मुहूर्तादिव तं द्रोणस्तथैव समभाषत । पश्यस्थेनं स्थितं भासं द्रुमं मामपि चार्जुन,मानो दो घड़ी बाद द्रोणाचार्यने उनसे भी उसी प्रकार प्रश्न किया--'अर्जुन! क्या तुम उस वृक्षपर बैठे हुए गीधको, वृक्षको और मुझे भी देखते हो?”

muhūrtād iva taṃ droṇas tathaiva samabhāṣata | paśyasi tv enaṃ sthitaṃ bhāsaṃ drumaṃ mām api cārjuna ||

ครู่หนึ่งต่อมา ท่านโทรณะถามอีกครั้งในทำนองเดิมว่า “อรชุน เจ้าเห็นนกที่เกาะอยู่นั้น เห็นต้นไม้ และเห็นเราด้วยหรือไม่?”

मुहूर्तात्after a moment
मुहूर्तात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootमुहूर्त
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
इवas if/like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
द्रोणःDrona
द्रोणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाthus/in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
समभाषतspoke/addressed
समभाषत:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-भाष्
FormImperfect (Lan), Third, Singular
पश्यसिdo you see
पश्यसि:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPresent (Lat), Second, Singular
एनम्this one/him
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
स्थितम्standing/placed
स्थितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
भासम्the vulture
भासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
द्रुमम्the tree
द्रुमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अर्जुनO Arjuna
अर्जुन:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

D
Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
A
Arjuna
B
bhāsa (vulture)
D
druma (tree)

Educational Q&A

Mastery requires disciplined attention: the student must control perception and mind, excluding irrelevant objects, so that power (like archery skill) is exercised with precision and responsibility.

During Droṇa’s archery examination, he questions Arjuna about what he sees—vulture, tree, and teacher—probing whether Arjuna’s awareness is scattered or focused on the intended target.