Shloka 2

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 132 — Duryodhana’s Instructions to Purocana at Vāraṇāvata

Lākṣāgṛha Planning

Devanagari script

विश्रान्तेडथ गुरौ तस्मिन्‌ पौत्रानादाय कौरवान्‌ | शिष्यत्वेन ददौ भीष्मो वसूनि विविधानि च

Transliteration

viśrānte 'tha gurau tasmin pautrān ādāya kauravān | śiṣyatvena dadau bhīṣmo vasūni vividhāni ca ||

Translation

毗湿摩波罗衍那说道：那位导师歇息之后，毗湿摩带着俱卢族的诸孙，依礼将他们正式托付给他为弟子；并且又献上种种财宝。

Word by Word

• विश्रान्ते: when (he) had rested
• विश्रान्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्रान्त (वि+श्रान्त)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• गुरौ: in/with the teacher
• गुरौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तस्मिन्: in/when that (one)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पौत्रान्: grandsons
• पौत्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• कौरवान्: the Kauravas
• कौरवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• शिष्यत्वेन: as discipleship / in the status of pupils
• शिष्यत्वेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्यत्व
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• ददौ: gave/handed over
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वसूनि: wealth/treasures
• वसूनि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• विविधानि: various
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīṣma
• Guru (Droṇa, implied by context)
• Kauravas (Kuru grandsons/descendants)
• Vasūni (wealth/valuables)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma in education: a guardian must place heirs under a competent teacher and honor the guru with appropriate gifts, expressing gratitude and ensuring disciplined training.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the preceptor has rested, Bhīṣma takes the Kuru princes (the grandsons/descendants of the Kuru line) and formally hands them over to the guru as disciples, additionally offering various forms of wealth as honorarium.