Shloka 60

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

Lākṣāgṛha Planning

Devanagari script

ततोअ्र्जुन: प्रीतमना बभूव विगतज्वर: । द्रोणश्न॒ सत्यवागासीन्नान्योडभिभवितार्जुनम्‌

Transliteration

tato 'rjunaḥ prītamanā babhūva vigatajvaraḥ | droṇaś ca satyavāg āsīn nānyo 'bhivavitārjunam ||

Translation

于是阿周那心中欢喜，焦灼的忧惧尽皆消散。德罗纳先前的断言也应验了：无人能够胜过阿周那。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb)

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• प्रीतमना: having a pleased mind
• प्रीतमना: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीतमनस्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• बभूव: became, was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• विगतज्वरः: free from fever/anxiety
• विगतज्वरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विगतज्वर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• द्रोणस्य: of Droṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• सत्यवाक्: truth-speaking (one)
• सत्यवाक्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यवाच्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• आसीत्: was, became
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न
• Form: indeclinable (negation)

• अन्यः: another, anyone else
• अन्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अभिभविता: one who will overpower/defeat
• अभिभविता: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-भू
• Form: future active participle (śatṛ/śānac-type agentive in -तृ), masculine, nominative, singular

• अर्जुनम्: Arjuna
• अर्जुनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A competent teacher’s truthful assessment (satya) and a disciple’s cultivated excellence together dispel inner agitation (jvara) and establish firm confidence; ethical strength here is shown as steadiness and mastery rather than mere pride.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the preceding event, Arjuna feels deep satisfaction and his worry subsides; simultaneously, Droṇa’s earlier claim is validated—no one else is able to defeat Arjuna.