Shloka 19

Droṇa–Drupada Saṃvāda and Droṇa’s Reception at the Kuru Court (द्रोण-द्रुपद-संवादः; कुरुनगरप्रवेशः)

Devanagari script

धार्मिकश्न कुरूणां स भविष्यति न संशय: । धर्मेण चापि दत्तस्य नाधर्मे रंस्यते मन:

Transliteration

dhārmikaś ca kurūṇāṃ sa bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ | dharmeṇa cāpi dattasyā nādharme raṃsyate manaḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：“毫无疑问，他将是俱卢族中最为正直者。并且，那由法神所赐之子——其心不以不义为乐。”

Word by Word

• धार्मिकः: righteous, dharmic
• धार्मिकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धार्मिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुरूणाम्: of the Kurus
• कुरूणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भविष्यति: will be/become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मेण: by/through Dharma; by righteousness
• धर्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• दत्तस्य: of (one) given; bestowed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दत्त
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अधर्मे: in unrighteousness; in adharma
• अधर्मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• रंस्यते: will delight/rejoice
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kurus
• Dharma (as deity/principle)
• son (promised/granted)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A child obtained through Dharma—i.e., through righteous means and under the aegis of the Dharma-deity—is expected to embody ethical steadiness: his mind will not be drawn toward adharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reassures that the son to be obtained through invoking Dharma will be exceptionally righteous among the Kurus, emphasizing the moral legitimacy and ethical outcome of the act.