Shloka 19

Khāṇḍava-dāha: Strategic containment and Indra’s rain (Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 217)

Devanagari script

स तथा सत्कृतः सर्वैर्भोजवृष्ण्यन्धकात्मजै: । अभिवाद्यभिवाद्यांश्न सर्वेश्ष प्रतिनन्दित:,भोज, वृष्णि और अन्धकवंशके सब लोगोंद्वारा इस प्रकार आदर-सत्कार पाकर अर्जुनने वन्दनीय पुरुषोंको प्रणाम किया और उन सबने उनका स्वागत किया

Transliteration

sa tathā satkṛtaḥ sarvair bhojavṛṣṇyandhakātmajaiḥ | abhivādyābhivādyāṁś ca sarveṣāṁ pratinanditaḥ ||

Translation

So von allen Söhnen der Bhojas, Vṛṣṇis und Andhakas geehrt, entbot Arjuna den Ehrwürdigen immer wieder respektvolle Grüße; und von ihnen allen wurde er seinerseits herzlich willkommen geheißen. Die Stelle hebt die Ethik wechselseitiger Ehre hervor: Der Gast empfängt gebührende Gastfreundschaft, und der Gast wahrt seinerseits das Dharma durch Demut und den rechten Gruß an Ältere und Geachtete.

Word by Word

सःhe (Arjuna)

तथाthus, in that manner

सत्कृतःhonoured, respectfully received

सर्वैःby all

भोज-वृष्णि-अन्धक-आत्मजैःby the sons/descendants of the Bhojas, Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas

अभिवाद्यhaving saluted

अभिवाद्यagain having saluted (repeatedly)

अंश्नन्he ate / partook (of food)

सर्वेषाम्of all

प्रतिनन्दितःwelcomed, greeted

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna

Bhoja clan

Vṛṣṇi clan

Andhaka clan

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is upheld through reciprocal respect: hosts honor a worthy guest with satkāra, and the guest responds with humility and proper salutations (abhivāda) to elders and revered persons.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna is received with honor by members of the Bhoja, Vṛṣṇi, and Andhaka lineages; he repeatedly pays respects to those deserving reverence, and they, in turn, greet and welcome him.