Shloka 14

Devanagari script

कृपाच्छारद्वताच्छूर: सर्वास्त्राण्युपपत्स्यते । परीक्षित्‌ तो दीर्घ आयु प्राप्त करके ब्रह्मचर्यपालन एवं वेदाध्ययनका व्रत धारण करेगा और वह शूरवीर बालक शरद्वानके पुत्र कृपाचार्यसे ही सम्पूर्ण अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंका ज्ञान प्राप्त करेगा || १३ $ ।।

Transliteration

vaishampāyana uvāca |

kr̥pāc chāradvatāc chūraḥ sarvāstrāṇy upapatsyate |

viditvā paramāstrāṇi kṣatradharmavrate sthitaḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：“那位英勇的少年将从克利帕——勇武的沙罗陀跋之子——处习得一切兵器与飞射之术。既已通晓至上神兵，他将坚守刹帝利之法的誓戒：修习并非为虚荣，而是为护持秩序与正当王权。”

Word by Word

• कृपात्: from Kripa
• कृपात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Ablative, Singular

• शारद्वतात्: from (the) Sharadvata (i.e., descendant of Śaradvat)
• शारद्वतात्: Apadana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शारद्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• शूरः: the hero/brave one
• शूरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अस्त्राणि: weapons (missiles/arms)
• अस्त्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• उपपत्स्यते: will obtain/attain (will learn/acquire)
• उपपत्स्यते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√पद् (गत्यर्थ) / उपपद्यते (धातु-प्रयोगः)
• Form: Future (Simple Future/लृट्), Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

• विदित्वा: having known/after learning
• विदित्वा: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (ज्ञाने)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada-derivation (standard)

• परम: supreme, excellent
• परम: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अस्त्राणि: weapons
• अस्त्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• क्षत्रधर्मव्रते: in the vow of kshatriya-duty
• क्षत्रधर्मव्रते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रधर्मव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• स्थितः: standing/abiding, established
• स्थितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्था (तिष्ठति) → स्थित (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)
• Śaradvat
• astra (weapons/missiles)
• kṣatradharma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Martial knowledge is framed within dharma: the highest weapons are to be learned under a qualified teacher and held under the restraint of kṣatriya-vrata, implying disciplined power used for protection and rightful governance rather than aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana foretells the boy’s training: he will receive comprehensive instruction in astras from Kṛpācārya (Śaradvat’s son), and after mastering even the supreme weapons he will remain committed to the warrior code.