Shiva Purana

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नन्दीश्वर उवाच ॥ सनत्कुमार सर्वज्ञ शिवस्य परमात्मनः ॥ अवतारं शृणु विभोरश्वत्थामाह्वयं परम् ॥ १ ॥

sanskrit

Nandīśvara said:— O omniscient Sanatkumāra, listen to the incarnation of lord Śiva, the great soul Aśvatthāman.

english translation

nandIzvara uvAca ॥ sanatkumAra sarvajJa zivasya paramAtmanaH ॥ avatAraM zRNu vibhorazvatthAmAhvayaM param ॥ 1 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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बृहस्पतेर्महाबुद्धेर्देवर्षेरंशतो मुने ॥ भरद्वाजात्समुत्पन्नो द्रोणोऽयोनिज आत्मवान् ॥ २ ॥

sanskrit

O sage, though a part of the celestial sage of great intellect Bṛhaspati, the self-possessed and prudent Droṇa was born of Bharadvāja but not of any womb.

english translation

bRhaspatermahAbuddherdevarSeraMzato mune ॥ bharadvAjAtsamutpanno droNo'yonija AtmavAn ॥ 2 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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धनुर्भृतां वरः शूरो विप्रर्षिस्सर्वशास्त्रवित् ॥ बृहत्कीर्तिर्महातेजा यः सर्वास्त्रविदुत्तमः ॥ ३ ॥

sanskrit

He was the foremost among the archers, heroes, a brahminical sage, well-versed in all lore, of great fame and brilliance and the most excellent of all the wielders of weapons and missiles.

english translation

dhanurbhRtAM varaH zUro viprarSissarvazAstravit ॥ bRhatkIrtirmahAtejA yaH sarvAstraviduttamaH ॥ 3 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/saturda-samhita/36/4

धनुर्वेदे च वेदे च निष्णातं यं विदुर्बुधाः॥ वरिष्ठं चित्रकर्माणं द्रोणं स्वकुलवर्धनम् ॥ ४॥

sanskrit

Learned men knew Droṇa as the most excellent, skilful in the lore of archery as well as the Vedas, of variegated activities, and as one who made his race flourish.

english translation

dhanurvede ca vede ca niSNAtaM yaM vidurbudhAH॥ variSThaM citrakarmANaM droNaM svakulavardhanam ॥ 4॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/saturda-samhita/36/5

कौरवाणां स आचर्य्यं आसीत्स्वबलतो द्विज ॥ महारथिषु विख्यातः षट्सु कौरवमध्यतः ॥ ५॥

sanskrit

O brahmin, thanks to his strength, he was the instructor of the Kauravas. He was the most well known among the six Mahārathas among the Kauravas.

english translation

kauravANAM sa AcaryyaM AsItsvabalato dvija ॥ mahArathiSu vikhyAtaH SaTsu kauravamadhyataH ॥ 5॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/saturda-samhita/36/1

नन्दीश्वर उवाच ॥ सनत्कुमार सर्वज्ञ शिवस्य परमात्मनः ॥ अवतारं शृणु विभोरश्वत्थामाह्वयं परम् ॥ १ ॥

sanskrit

Nandīśvara said:— O omniscient Sanatkumāra, listen to the incarnation of lord Śiva, the great soul Aśvatthāman.

english translation

nandIzvara uvAca ॥ sanatkumAra sarvajJa zivasya paramAtmanaH ॥ avatAraM zRNu vibhorazvatthAmAhvayaM param ॥ 1 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/saturda-samhita/36/2

बृहस्पतेर्महाबुद्धेर्देवर्षेरंशतो मुने ॥ भरद्वाजात्समुत्पन्नो द्रोणोऽयोनिज आत्मवान् ॥ २ ॥

sanskrit

O sage, though a part of the celestial sage of great intellect Bṛhaspati, the self-possessed and prudent Droṇa was born of Bharadvāja but not of any womb.

english translation

bRhaspatermahAbuddherdevarSeraMzato mune ॥ bharadvAjAtsamutpanno droNo'yonija AtmavAn ॥ 2 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/saturda-samhita/36/3

धनुर्भृतां वरः शूरो विप्रर्षिस्सर्वशास्त्रवित् ॥ बृहत्कीर्तिर्महातेजा यः सर्वास्त्रविदुत्तमः ॥ ३ ॥

sanskrit

He was the foremost among the archers, heroes, a brahminical sage, well-versed in all lore, of great fame and brilliance and the most excellent of all the wielders of weapons and missiles.

english translation

dhanurbhRtAM varaH zUro viprarSissarvazAstravit ॥ bRhatkIrtirmahAtejA yaH sarvAstraviduttamaH ॥ 3 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/saturda-samhita/36/4

धनुर्वेदे च वेदे च निष्णातं यं विदुर्बुधाः॥ वरिष्ठं चित्रकर्माणं द्रोणं स्वकुलवर्धनम् ॥ ४॥

sanskrit

Learned men knew Droṇa as the most excellent, skilful in the lore of archery as well as the Vedas, of variegated activities, and as one who made his race flourish.

english translation

dhanurvede ca vede ca niSNAtaM yaM vidurbudhAH॥ variSThaM citrakarmANaM droNaM svakulavardhanam ॥ 4॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/saturda-samhita/36/5

कौरवाणां स आचर्य्यं आसीत्स्वबलतो द्विज ॥ महारथिषु विख्यातः षट्सु कौरवमध्यतः ॥ ५॥

sanskrit

O brahmin, thanks to his strength, he was the instructor of the Kauravas. He was the most well known among the six Mahārathas among the Kauravas.

english translation

kauravANAM sa AcaryyaM AsItsvabalato dvija ॥ mahArathiSu vikhyAtaH SaTsu kauravamadhyataH ॥ 5॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript