Shloka 15

Droṇotpattiḥ and Dhanurveda-Prāpti

Origin of Droṇa and Acquisition of Martial Science

Devanagari script

अपालयत्‌ सर्ववर्णान्‌ पिता पुत्रानिवौरसान्‌ । यजमानो महायज्जैत्रद्वाणेभ्यो धनं ददौ

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

apālayat sarvavarṇān pitā putrān ivaurasān |

yajamāno mahāyajñair dvijebhyo dhanaṃ dadau ||

Translation

وہ سب ورنوں کی پرجا کی نگہبانی کرتا تھا، جیسے باپ اپنے جائز بیٹوں کی پرورش کرتا ہے۔ یجمان بن کر اس نے بڑے بڑے یَجْن کیے اور دْوِجوں کو (خصوصاً برہمنوں کو) دولت دان کی۔

Word by Word

• अपालयत्: protected, maintained
• अपालयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल् (पालने)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), परस्मैपद, 3, singular

• सर्ववर्णान्: all the social classes (varṇas)
• सर्ववर्णान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ववर्ण
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• पिता: a father
• पिता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• औरसान्: legitimate (born of one’s own body)
• औरसान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: औरस् (→ औरस)
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• यजमानः: the sacrificer (patron of the sacrifice)
• यजमानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजमान
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• महायज्ञैः: with great sacrifices
• महायज्ञैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महायज्ञ
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• त्रैद्वाणेभ्यः: to the learned Brahmins (knowers of the Veda)
• त्रैद्वाणेभ्यः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैद्वाण (त्रैद्वाण = वेदविद्/ब्राह्मण)
• Form: masculine, dative, plural

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, 3, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vyūṣitāśva
• sarva-varṇa (all social orders)
• dvija (twice-born, especially Brahmins)
• mahāyajña (great sacrifices)
• dhana (wealth)