Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ततो द्रोण: पाण्डुपुत्रानस्त्राणि विविधानि च । ग्राहयामास दिव्यानि मानुषाणि च वीर्यवान्‌,तब पराक्रमी द्रोणाचार्य पाण्डवों (तथा अन्य शिष्यों)-को नाना प्रकारके दिव्य एवं मानव अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंकी शिक्षा देने लगे

Transliteration

tato droṇaḥ pāṇḍuputrān astrāṇi vividhāni ca | grāhayāmāsa divyāni mānuṣāṇi ca vīryavān |

Translation

Bấy giờ Droṇa, bậc dũng mãnh, bắt đầu truyền dạy cho các con của Pāṇḍu (cùng những môn đồ khác) đủ loại binh khí và thuật phóng xạ—cả thần khí lẫn nhân khí.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: Avyaya

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

• पाण्डुपुत्रान्: the sons of Pandu (the Pandavas)
• पाण्डुपुत्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अस्त्राणि: weapons (missile weapons)
• अस्त्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• विविधानि: various, diverse
• विविधानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• ग्राहयामास: made (them) learn / caused to be taught
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) / ग्राहयति (णिच्-प्रयोगः)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada, Causative sense

• दिव्यानि: divine, celestial
• दिव्यानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• मानुषाणि: human, earthly
• मानुषाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• वीर्यवान्: powerful, valiant
• वीर्यवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Droṇa
• Pāṇḍuputras (Pāṇḍavas)
• Astra (weapon-systems, missiles)
• Divya-astras (celestial weapons)
• Mānuṣa-astras (human weapons)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Knowledge—especially martial knowledge—must be transmitted through disciplined training under a competent teacher, and its true worth depends on the student’s restraint and commitment to dharma; power without ethical governance becomes dangerous.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Droṇa begins formally training the sons of Pāṇḍu (and other students) in a wide range of weapon-sciences, including both ordinary human arms and extraordinary celestial missiles.