Shloka 3436

Vāraṇāvata-prasaṃsā and the Pāṇḍavas’ Departure (वरणावत-प्रशंसा तथा पाण्डव-प्रयाणम्)

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तस्ततो द्रोण: प्रत्युवाच कुमारकान्‌ । वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! कुमारोंके इस प्रकार पूछनेपर द्रोणने उनसे कहा

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca evam uktas tato droṇaḥ pratyuvāca kumārakān |

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：德罗那既被如此问及，便答复诸位少王子。

Word by Word

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

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been addressed / spoken to
• उक्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• द्रोणः: Droṇa
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• प्रत्युवाच: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, प्रति,उद्

• कुमारकान्: the boys / young princes
• कुमारकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Droṇa
• kumārakāḥ (the young princes/disciples)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse signals the ethical structure of instruction: a teacher responds after being properly questioned, emphasizing disciplined inquiry and responsible guidance within the guru–śiṣya relationship.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana reports that Droṇa, after being addressed by the young princes, gives his reply—setting up the next portion of the episode where Droṇa’s words guide the students’ understanding and action.