Shloka 8

Droṇācārya’s Tapas and the Manifestation of Śiva: The Birth-Grant of Aśvatthāmā (अश्वत्थामा-अवतार-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

तन्दृष्ट्वा स द्विजो द्रोणस्तुष्टावाशु प्रणम्य तम् । महाप्रसन्नहृदयो नतकस्सुकृताञ्जलिः

Transliteration

tandṛṣṭvā sa dvijo droṇastuṣṭāvāśu praṇamya tam | mahāprasannahṛdayo natakassukṛtāñjaliḥ

Translation

اُنہیں دیکھ کر دَویج درون نے فوراً سجدۂ تعظیم کیا اور ستوتی کی۔ نہایت شاد دل ہو کر عاجزی سے ہاتھ باندھے کھڑا رہا۔

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम् (pronoun)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया; ‘having seen’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• द्विजः: the twice-born (Brahmin)
• द्विजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• द्रोणः: Droṇa
• द्रोणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; व्यक्तिनाम (proper name)

• तुष्टाव: praised
• तुष्टाव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया; ‘having bowed’

• तम्: to him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• महाप्रसन्नहृदयः: whose heart was greatly delighted
• महाप्रसन्नहृदयः: Karta-anvayi (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā + प्रसन्न + हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिः; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (one whose heart is greatly pleased)

• नतकः: bowed down
• नतकः: Karta-anvayi (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नतक (प्रातिपदिक; नम्-धातुजन्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (bowed)

• सुकृताञ्जलिः: with hands properly folded
• सुकृताञ्जलिः: Karta-anvayi (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + कृत + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (with well-formed folded hands)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Droṇa

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta principle that when the Lord reveals Himself (darśana), the devotee’s natural response is humility (namaskāra) and praise (stuti), which purify the heart and draw down Shiva’s grace (anugraha).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The verse portrays Saguna worship in practice—encountering Shiva’s manifest presence and responding with pranama and stotra. The same attitude is prescribed before the Shiva-linga: approach with reverence, offer añjali, and praise the Lord as the compassionate Pati who accepts devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is indicated: begin Shiva worship with namaskāra and añjali, then recite a Shiva-stotra or the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a calm, joyful heart, cultivating surrendered devotion.