Shloka 5
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 132 — Duryodhana’s Instructions to Purocana at Vāraṇāvata
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प्रतिगृह्य च तान् सर्वान् द्रोणो वचनमत्रवीत् | रहस्येक: प्रतीतात्मा कृतोपसदनांस्तथा
pratigṛhya ca tān sarvān droṇo vacanam abravīt | rahasya ekaḥ pratītātmā kṛtopasadanāṁs tathā ||
ان سب کو شاگرد کے طور پر قبول کر کے درون نے ان سے گفتگو کی۔ پھر ایک دن خلوت میں—دل سے مطمئن اور پورے اعتماد کے ساتھ، جب ان کی رسمِ شاگردی اور گروکل میں قیام باقاعدہ مکمل ہو چکا تھا—اس نے قریب بیٹھے شاگردوں سے ایک راز کی بات کہی۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a key ethical setting: once a teacher formally accepts students and completes their initiation, he may give confidential guidance that binds them to disciplined conduct and duty. It highlights the seriousness of the guru–śiṣya bond and the responsibility that follows formal admission.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Droṇa has accepted all the students and, at a later time in private—alone and confident—after their upasadana (formal admission/initiation) is done, he speaks to the disciples seated near him, introducing an important instruction to follow.