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Shloka 24

हिरण्यपुरवर्णन–रौद्रास्त्रप्रयोगः

Hiraṇyapura Described and the Deployment of the Raudra Weapon

ते वै मामनुरूपाभिर्मधुराभिर्जयैषिण: । अस्तुवन्‌ मुनयो वाम्भियथ्थेन्द्रे तारकामये,उस समय बहुत-से देवर्षि तथा अन्य महर्षि एवं ब्रह्मर्षि और सिद्धगण उस महायुद्धमें (देखनेके लिये) आये। वे सब-के-सब मेरी विजय चाहते थे। अतः उन्होंने जैसे तारकामय संग्रामके अवसरपर इन्द्रकी स्तुति की थी, उसी प्रकार अनुकूल एवं मधुर वचनोंद्वारा मेरा भी स्तवन किया

te vai mām anurūpābhir madhurābhir jayaiṣiṇaḥ | astuvan munayo vāmbhi yathend­re tārakāmaye ||

Arjuna sprach: „Wahrlich, die Weisen, die meinen Sieg begehrten, priesen mich mit passenden und süßen Worten – so wie sie einst im Tārakāmaya-Krieg Indra gepriesen hatten. In jenem großen Kampf waren viele göttliche Seher sowie große ṛṣis, brahmarṣis und siddhas gekommen, um die Schlacht zu schauen; alle wünschten meinen Triumph, und darum brachten sie mir lobende Rede dar.“

तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
अनुरूपाभिःwith suitable (words)
अनुरूपाभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुरूप
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
मधुराभिःwith sweet (words)
मधुराभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुर
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
जयैषिणःdesiring victory
जयैषिणः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजयैषिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अस्तुवन्praised
अस्तुवन्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
मुनयःsages
मुनयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वाम्भिःwith words/speeches
वाम्भिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
इन्द्रेin/with regard to Indra
इन्द्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तारकामयेin the Tārakāmaya (war/battle)
तारकामये:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootतारकामय
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

अजुन उवाच

A
Arjuna
M
Munis (sages)
D
Devarṣis (divine seers)
M
Mahārṣis
B
Brahmarṣis
S
Siddhas
I
Indra
T
Tārakāmaya-saṅgrāma (the Tārakāmaya war)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the moral power of righteous support: when a cause is perceived as aligned with dharma, even sages and perfected beings lend it strength through auspicious speech and praise, reinforcing courage and resolve without replacing personal effort.

Arjuna recounts that many seers and perfected beings came to witness a great battle and, wishing for his victory, praised him with appropriate and sweet words—likening their praise to the traditional stuti offered to Indra during the mythic Tārakāmaya conflict.