Shloka 31

Droṇotpattiḥ and Dhanurveda-Prāpti

Origin of Droṇa and Acquisition of Martial Science

Devanagari script

दर्शयस्व नरव्यापत्र शाधि मामसुखान्विताम्‌ | कृपणां चाथ करुणं विलपन्‍न्तीं नरेश्वर,नरश्रेष्ठ नरेश्वरर करुण विलाप करती हुई मुझ दीन-दु:ःखिया अबलाको आज अपना दर्शन और कर्तव्यका आदेश दीजिये

Transliteration

darśayasva naravyāghra śādhi mām asukhānvitām | kṛpaṇāṃ cātha karuṇaṃ vilapantīṃ nareśvara ||

Translation

毗舍波耶那说：“人中之虎啊，请现身于我前，并教诲我当行之法。我为忧苦所困，卑微无助，凄然哀号。人主啊，愿赐我得见尊颜，并命我所当为。”

Word by Word

• दर्शयस्व: show (yourself)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दर्शय् (दृश्-णिच्)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), 2, singular, परस्मैपद

• स्व: (imperative particle in -स्व)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्व (आत्मन्-प्रत्यय/आत्मनेपद-प्रत्ययांश)

• नरव्याघ्र: O tiger among men
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरव्याघ्र
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• शाधि: instruct / command
• Type: Verb
• Root: शास्
• Form: लोट् (imperative), 2, singular, परस्मैपद

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: accusative, singular

• असुखान्विताम्: afflicted with sorrow
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असुख + अन्वित
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• कृपणाम्: wretched / pitiable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृपण
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

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

• अथ: then / now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• करुणम्: pitiably / in a lamenting way
• Type: Adjective
• Root: करुण
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• विलपन्तीम्: lamenting / wailing
• Type: Verb
• Root: विलप् (शतृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• नरेश्वर: O lord of men (king)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरेश्वर
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• नरश्रेष्ठ: O best of men
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरश्रेष्ठ
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• nareśvara (a king/lord addressed)
• naravyāghra (epithet of the addressed hero/king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In distress, one should seek guidance from a rightful authority and ask for dharma-based instruction rather than acting impulsively; the verse frames ethical action as something to be learned and commanded by a competent leader/teacher.

What is happening in the narrative?

A sorrow-stricken, helpless speaker addresses a great king/hero, pleading for an audience and for direction about proper duty, emphasizing her lamentation and need for compassionate guidance.