Shloka 246

Devanagari script

वासुदेवार्जुनौ वीरौ सिंहनादं विनेदतु: । उस समय देवताओंसहित देवराज इन्द्रको जाते देख वीरवर श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुनने सिंहनाद किया

Transliteration

Vāsudevārjunau vīrau siṃhanādaṃ vinedatuḥ.

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: Die beiden Helden, Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) und Arjuna, stießen ein löwengleiches Brüllen aus. Als sie sahen, wie Indra, der Herr der Götter, zusammen mit den übrigen Gottheiten fortzog, verkündeten sie ihren furchtlosen Entschluss—ein Bekenntnis zu Tapferkeit und gerechter Zuversicht.

Word by Word

• वासुदेव: Vasudeva (Krishna)
• वासुदेव: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• अर्जुनौ: Arjuna
• अर्जुनौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• वीरौ: two heroes
• वीरौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• सिंहनादम्: lion-roar (a loud roar)
• सिंहनादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहनाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विनेदतुः: they two roared/sounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-नद्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Dual, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• Arjuna
• Indra
• Devas (gods)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfast courage and righteous confidence: even when divine powers are present and moving away, the dharmic hero does not become timid but affirms resolve and valor.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, seeing Indra depart along with the other gods, respond by sounding a lion-like roar—an emphatic declaration of their heroic spirit.