Shloka 28

अर्जुनस्य इन्द्रकीलगमनम् तथा शक्रसाक्षात्कारः

Arjuna’s journey to Indrakīla and encounter with Indra

Devanagari script

ततो महर्षय: सर्वे जम्मुर्देवं पिनाकिनम्‌ | निवेदयिषव: पार्थ तपस्युग्रे समास्थितम्‌,तदनन्तर भयंकर तपस्यामें लगे हुए अर्जुनके विषयमें कुछ निवेदन करनेकी इच्छासे वहाँ रहनेवाले सभी महर्षि पिनाकधारी महादेवजीकी सेवामें गये

Transliteration

tato maharṣayaḥ sarve jagmur devaṁ pinākinam | nivedayiṣavaḥ pārtha tapasy ugre samāsthitam ||

Translation

Darauf gingen alle großen Weisen zum göttlichen Pinākin (Śiva), um ihm von Pārtha (Arjuna) zu berichten, der in strenger, furchtbarer Askese stand. Im Rahmen der Erzählung handeln die Weisen als gewissenhafte Zeugen: Sie treten vor den Herrn nicht, um den Asketen zu stören, sondern um der göttlichen Autorität die Wahrheit von Arjunas disziplinierter Entschlossenheit und ihrem Zweck darzulegen.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जग्मुः: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

• देवम्: the god (Lord)
• देवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पिनाकिनम्: the bearer of the bow Pināka (Śiva)
• पिनाकिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिनाकिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• निवेदयिषवः: wishing to report/inform
• निवेदयिषवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निवेदयिषु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पार्थ: O Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तपसि: in austerity, in penance
• तपसि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• उग्रे: fierce, severe
• उग्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• समास्थितम्: having undertaken; engaged in
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Maharṣis (great sages)
• Śiva (Pinākin, bearer of Pināka)
• Arjuna (Pārtha)
• Pināka (Śiva’s bow)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Intense effort (tapas) is portrayed as meaningful when guided by dharma and presented with humility before the divine; the sages’ mediation highlights ethical restraint—seeking divine judgment rather than acting impulsively.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna is engaged in severe austerities. The resident great sages, intending to convey this matter, go to Śiva (the Pināka-bearing Lord) to make a report about Arjuna’s steadfast penance.