Shloka 17

Kalmāṣapāda’s Encounter with Śakti and the Escalation of the Vasiṣṭha–Viśvāmitra Feud (कल्माषपाद–शक्ति प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

तस्मै पौत्रान्‌ समादाय वसूनि विविधानि च । प्राप्ताय प्रददौ भीष्म: शिष्यान्‌ द्रोणाय धीमते,वहाँ जानेपर बुद्धिमान द्रोणको नाना प्रकारके धन लेकर भीष्मजीने अपने सभी पौत्रोंको उन्हें शिष्यरूपमें सौंप दिया

Transliteration

tasmai pautrān samādāya vasūni vividhāni ca | prāptāya pradadau bhīṣmaḥ śiṣyān droṇāya dhīmate ||

Translation

Khi đến nơi, Bhīṣma mang theo các cháu trai cùng nhiều của cải, và trước mặt Droṇa bậc trí, đã long trọng phó thác tất cả những thiếu niên ấy cho ông làm môn đồ.

Word by Word

तस्मैto him

पौत्रान्grandsons

समादायhaving taken/collecting

वसूनिwealth, valuables

विविधानिvarious, manifold

चand

प्राप्तायto the arrived one / to him who had come

प्रददौgave, handed over

भीष्मःBhishma

शिष्यान्as students / disciples

द्रोणायto Drona

धीमतेwise, intelligent

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Droṇa

Pautrāḥ (Bhīṣma's grandsons; Kuru princes)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Guardianship includes the duty to place students under a competent and ethical teacher, honoring the guru with proper support. Learning is treated as a dharmic institution—skill must be grounded in discipline and right conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma goes to Droṇa carrying gifts/wealth and brings the Kuru youths with him. After arriving, he hands them over to Droṇa, appointing him as their instructor and formally establishing the teacher–student relationship.