Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

द्रोण उदाच आचक्षध्वं च भीष्माय रूपेण च गुणैश्व माम्‌

Transliteration

droṇa uvāca | ācakṣadhvaṃ ca bhīṣmāya rūpeṇa ca guṇaiś ca mām |

Translation

Droṇa nói: “Hãy thuật lại về ta với Bhīṣma nữa—cả dáng vẻ bên ngoài lẫn những phẩm chất của ta.”

Word by Word

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular

• आचक्षध्वम्: tell, describe (you all)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चक्ष्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भीष्माय: to Bhishma
• भीष्माय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• रूपेण: by/with (his) form, appearance
• रूपेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• गुणैः: by/with qualities, virtues
• गुणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Droṇa
• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A person should be assessed and introduced on the basis of both external identity (rūpa) and inner worth (guṇa). Ethical recognition is incomplete if it relies only on appearance or only on claims; it should include demonstrated qualities.

What is happening in the narrative?

Droṇa instructs others to convey an account of him to Bhīṣma, asking that the description include both his appearance and his qualities—indicating a formal presentation before a respected elder/authority figure.