Shloka 58

निवातकवचवधः — Arjuna’s Neutralization of the Nivātakavacas

Vajra-astra deployment

Devanagari script

स च गान्धर्वमखिलं ग्राहयामास मां नृप । तत्राहमवसं राजन गृहीतास्त्र: सुपूजित:

Transliteration

sa ca gāndharvam akhilaṁ grāhayāmāsa māṁ nṛpa | tatrāham avasaṁ rājan gṛhītāstraḥ supūjitaḥ ||

Translation

وقد علّمني هو علمَ الغاندهرفا كلَّه، أيها الملك. وهناك أقمتُ زمنًا، أيها الحاكم، بعد أن نلتُ الأسلحة المقدّسة، ونلتُ من الإكرام أعظمه.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• गान्धर्वम्: Gāndharva (celestial) lore/skill (music/knowledge)
• गान्धर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्धर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अखिलम्: entire, complete
• अखिलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ग्राहयामास: caused (me) to learn / taught
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, Yes

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• नृप: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• अवसम्: lived, stayed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Imperfect, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• गृहीतास्त्रः: having acquired weapons (trained in arms)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गृहीत-अस्त्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुपूजितः: well-honoured, highly respected
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-पूजित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• King (addressed: nṛpa/rājan)
• Gandharva-lore (gāndharvam)
• Divine weapons (astra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True capability is grounded in disciplined learning under a qualified guide, and power (weapons/skills) should be received with humility and used responsibly within dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna tells the king that his instructor taught him the complete Gandharva discipline; Arjuna stayed there for some time, honored and having obtained the (divine) weapons.