Shloka 26

पाण्डवपरिचयः—विराटसभायां प्रकाशनम्

Identification of the Pāṇḍavas in Virāṭa’s Court

Devanagari script

द्रौ्णिं कृपं चैव कुरूंश्व मान्या- जछरैर्विचित्रैरभिवाद्य चैव

Transliteration

drauṇiṁ kṛpaṁ caiva kurūṁś ca mānyān | akṣaraiḥ vicitrair abhivādya caiva ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：他恭敬致礼于德罗尼之子阿湿婆他曼、克利帕，以及俱卢族中可敬的长老们；又以斟酌得当、辞句端正之言献上问安，举止合乎礼法——纵在战云将起之际，仍不失对尊卑与亲缘的敬重。

Word by Word

• द्रौणिम्: Drauni (Aśvatthāman), son of Droṇa
• द्रौणिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कृपम्: Kṛpa
• कृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• कुरून्: the Kurus
• कुरून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• मान्याः: honourable/revered (ones)
• मान्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मान्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अस्त्रैः: with weapons
• अस्त्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• विचित्रैः: variegated/wondrous
• विचित्रैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अभिवाद्य: having saluted/paid respects to
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√वद्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

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

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Aśvatthāman (Drauṇi)
• Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)
• Kurus

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in politically charged or hostile settings, dharma requires proper conduct: honouring elders and teachers, and speaking with measured, respectful words.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a character formally greeting Aśvatthāman, Kṛpa, and other respected Kurus, offering salutations with well-chosen speech as part of courtly protocol before further action unfolds.