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Shloka 27

Vāraṇāvata-prasaṃsā and the Pāṇḍavas’ Departure (वरणावत-प्रशंसा तथा पाण्डव-प्रयाणम्)

द्रोण उवाच एषा मुष्टिरिषीकाणां मयास्त्रेणाभिमन्त्रिता,द्रोण बोले--ये मुदट्ठीभर सींकें हैं, जिन्हें मैंने अस्त्र-मन्त्रके द्वारा अभिमन्त्रित किया है

droṇa uvāca | eṣā muṣṭir iṣīkāṇāṁ mayāstreṇābhimantritā |

Droṇa nói: “Nắm thân sậy này đã được ta chú nguyện bằng thần chú vũ khí. Nó không phải cỏ thường, mà là khí cụ mang sức mạnh võ học—để tỏ rõ uy lực của tri thức được rèn luyện kỷ luật và trách nhiệm nặng nề đi kèm việc dùng các astra.”

द्रोणःDrona
द्रोणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
एषाthis
एषा:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
मुष्टिःfistful/handful
मुष्टिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमुष्टि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
इषीकाणाम्of reeds/arrow-shafts
इषीकाणाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootइषीका
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
अस्त्रेणwith a weapon (missile)
अस्त्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
अभिमन्त्रिताconsecrated/enchanted (by mantra)
अभिमन्त्रिता:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-मन्त्र्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (PPP)

द्रोण उवाच

D
Droṇa
M
muṣṭi (handful)
I
iṣīkā (reeds/reed-shafts)
A
astra (weapon-mantra power)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights that martial power in the Mahābhārata is rooted in disciplined knowledge (astra-mantras), and that even ordinary objects can become dangerous when empowered—implying an ethical demand for restraint and responsibility in wielding such knowledge.

Droṇa points out a simple handful of reeds and declares that he has empowered them through an astra-mantra, indicating a demonstration of his mastery and the transformative potency of mantra-based weaponry.