Shloka 66

धृतराष्ट्र–दुर्योधन संवादः

Vāraṇāvata-vivāsana-nīti: Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Duryodhana’s Policy Dialogue

Devanagari script

तथेत्युक्त्वा ततस्तस्मै प्रादादस्त्राणि भार्गव: । सरहस्यव्रतं चैव धनुर्वेदमशेषत:,तब “तथास्तु” कहकर भृगुवंशी परशुरामजीने द्रोणको सम्पूर्ण अस्त्र प्रदान किये तथा रहस्य और व्रतसहित सम्पूर्ण धनुर्वेदका भी उपदेश किया

Transliteration

tathety uktvā tatas tasmai prādād astrāṇi bhārgavaḥ | sa-rahasya-vrataṁ caiva dhanur-vedam aśeṣataḥ ||

Translation

Nói: “Được vậy,” Bhārgava (Paraśurāma) liền ban cho ông các vũ khí. Ngài cũng truyền dạy trọn vẹn khoa cung tiễn (Dhanurveda), kèm theo những bí pháp, kỷ luật và các lời nguyện ràng buộc việc sử dụng cho đúng đạo.

Word by Word

तथाthus

इतिthus (quotative)

उक्त्वाhaving said

ततःthen/thereupon

तस्मैto him

प्रादात्gave

अस्त्राणिweapons (missiles)

भार्गवःBhargava (Parashurama)

सwith

रहस्यsecret (esoteric teaching)

व्रतम्vow/observance

चand

एवindeed/also

धनुः-वेदम्the science of archery

अशेषतःcompletely/without remainder

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhārgava (Paraśurāma)

astrāṇi (weapons)

Dhanurveda

rahasya (secret teachings)

vrata (vows/observances)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Martial knowledge is not merely technique; it must be transmitted with its rahasya (guarded principles) and vrata (vows/discipline), implying that power is legitimate only when governed by restraint and dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

After consenting (“tathā”), Paraśurāma (the Bhārgava) formally grants weapons and then teaches the recipient the complete Dhanurveda, including the associated secret instructions and observances required for proper use.