Shloka 10
देवविमान-दर्शनम् / The Celestial Assembly and Vimana Spectacle
Bhīṣma–Arjuna Encounter Framed Cosmically
वेदान्ताश्व पुराणानि इतिहासं पुरातनम् । जामदग्न्यमृते राजन् को द्रोणादधिको भवेत्,राजन! वेदान्त, पुराण और प्राचीन इतिहासके ज्ञानमें जमदग्निनन्दन परशुरामजीके सिवा दूसरा कौन मनुष्य द्रोणाचार्यसे बढ़कर हो सकता है?
vedāntāś ca purāṇāni itihāsaṃ purātanam | jāmadagnyam ṛte rājan ko droṇād adhiko bhavet ||
ข้าแต่พระราชา ในความรู้แห่งเวทานตะ ปุราณะ และอิติหาสะโบราณ ใครเล่าจะยิ่งกว่าโทฺรณะได้ นอกจากชามทัคนยะ ปรศุราม
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma asserts a hierarchy of learning and authority: Droṇa is presented as exceptionally accomplished in Vedānta and traditional lore, with only Paraśurāma—renowned as a supreme teacher-warrior and bearer of ancient knowledge—being a conceivable superior. The verse underscores reverence for śāstra-based learning and the legitimacy conferred by lineage and mastery.
In the Virāṭa Parva context, Bhīṣma is speaking to a king and is evaluating or praising Droṇa’s stature. He frames Droṇa’s eminence in terms of scriptural and traditional knowledge, then adds a single exception—Paraśurāma—thereby emphasizing Droṇa’s near-unmatched authority.