Shloka 53

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

Lākṣāgṛha Planning

Devanagari script

पूजयित्वा ततो द्रोणं विधिवत्‌ स निषादज: । निवेद्य शिष्यमात्मानं तस्थौ प्राउ्जलिरग्रत:

Transliteration

pūjayitvā tato droṇaṃ vidhivat sa niṣādajaḥ | nivedya śiṣyam ātmānaṃ tasthau prāñjalir agrataḥ ||

Translation

毗舍波耶那说：随后，那尼沙陀之子依礼敬奉德罗那。既以自身奉为弟子，便合掌立于其前——谦恭而自律的求学之相，以恭敬师长的仪范来表明对学道的虔诚。

Word by Word

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)

• द्रोणम्: Drona (as object)
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विधिवत्: according to rule; duly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निषादजः: the son of a Niṣāda (Ekalavya)
• निषादजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निषादज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निवेद्य: having offered; having presented
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + विद् (धातु) / निवेदय् (णिजन्त-धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• शिष्यम्: as a disciple; (himself as) disciple
• शिष्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आत्मानम्: himself
• आत्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तस्थौ: stood
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), 3rd, Singular, परस्मैपद

• प्राञ्जलिः: with joined hands
• प्राञ्जलिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अग्रतः: in front; before (him)
• अग्रतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः (अव्यय)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Droṇa
• Niṣāda-born youth (Ekalavya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical ideal of approaching learning with humility and proper conduct: a seeker honors the teacher according to established norms (vidhivat) and offers himself as a disciple, signaling readiness for discipline, service, and instruction within the guru–śiṣya framework.

What is happening in the narrative?

The Niṣāda-born youth (Ekalavya) formally approaches Droṇa, performs due honor, declares himself a disciple, and stands before him with folded hands, seeking acceptance and instruction.