Shloka 17

देवविमान-दर्शनम् / The Celestial Assembly and Vimana Spectacle

Bhīṣma–Arjuna Encounter Framed Cosmically

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो दुर्योधनो द्रोणं क्षमयामास भारत । सह कर्णेन भीष्मेण कृपेण च महात्मना

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tato duryodhano droṇaṃ kṣamayāmāsa bhārata | saha karṇena bhīṣmeṇa kṛpeṇa ca mahātmanā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi hậu duệ Bharata, rồi Duryodhana, cùng với Karṇa, Bhīṣma và bậc đại tâm Kṛpa, đã đến xin Droṇa tha thứ.”

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaishampayana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्रोणम्: Drona
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• क्षमयामास: begged pardon / asked forgiveness
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम्
• Form: Periphrastic Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भारत: O Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• कर्णेन: with Karna
• कर्णेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भीष्मेण: with Bhishma
• भीष्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कृपेण: with Kripa
• कृपेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• महात्मना: with the great-souled (one)
• महात्मना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Duryodhana
• Droṇa
• Karṇa
• Bhīṣma
• Kṛpa
• Janamejaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the dharmic importance of honoring and reconciling with one’s teacher and elders. Seeking forgiveness is presented as a necessary ethical act, especially for rulers whose personal conduct shapes collective outcomes.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a prior tension or offense, Duryodhana approaches Droṇa to ask pardon, accompanied by senior figures—Karṇa, Bhīṣma, and Kṛpa—suggesting a formal, politically significant attempt to restore unity among the Kaurava leadership.