Shloka 14

Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच अथाप्तवन्तो वेदोक्तान्‌ संस्कारान्‌ पाण्डवास्तदा | संव्यवर्धन्त भोगांस्ते भुज्जाना: पितृवेश्मनि

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca athāptavanto vedoktān saṃskārān pāṇḍavās tadā | saṃvyavardhanta bhogāṃs te bhuñjānāḥ pitṛveśmani ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Khi ấy, các Pāṇḍava đã lần lượt cử hành đúng nghi lễ do Veda quy định—như lễ hoàn tất thời kỳ học trò và các thánh lễ liên hệ. Sống trong nhà của phụ thân, họ hưởng những tiện nghi hợp pháp muôn vẻ; và trong khi thụ hưởng như thế, họ lớn lên, cường tráng và thịnh đạt.”

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• आप्तवन्तः: having obtained / having completed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आप्तवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वेदोक्तान्: prescribed by the Veda
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेदोक्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• संस्कारान्: rites, sacraments
• संस्कारान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संस्कार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पाण्डवाः: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• संव्यवर्धन्त: they grew, they prospered
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध्
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Plural

• भोगान्: enjoyments, pleasures
• भोगान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भुज्जानाः: enjoying, partaking
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: Present active participle (Parasmaipada), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पितृवेश्मनि: in the father's house
• पितृवेश्मनि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृवेश्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• Veda
• pitṛveśman (paternal house)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic formation: the Pāṇḍavas’ growth is grounded in Veda-sanctioned saṃskāras and disciplined upbringing. Prosperity and enjoyment (bhoga) are presented as appropriate when framed by prescribed rites and life-order, not as indulgence detached from dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Pāṇḍavas completed the Vedic rites of passage (including the completion of studentship and related ceremonies) and, residing in their paternal household, enjoyed suitable comforts while steadily maturing and becoming robust.