Shloka 44

Virāṭa’s Conciliation and Uttara’s Account of the Unseen Champion

Bṛhannadā/Arjuna

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तो देवराजस्तु पार्थभीष्मसमागमम्‌ | पूजयामास दिव्येन पुष्पवर्षेण भारत,जनमेजय! चित्रसेनके ऐसा कहनेपर देवराज इन्द्रने दिव्य पुष्पोंकी वर्षा करके अर्जुन और भीष्मके इस अदभुत संग्रामके प्रति आदर प्रकट किया

Transliteration

ity ukto devarājas tu pārtha-bhīṣma-samāgamam | pūjayāmāsa divyena puṣpa-varṣeṇa bhārata janamejaya ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: So angesprochen, ehrte Indra, der König der Götter, die Begegnung zwischen Pārtha (Arjuna) und Bhīṣma, indem er einen Regen göttlicher Blumen herabfallen ließ — als Zeichen der Ehrfurcht vor außergewöhnlicher Tapferkeit und der dharmaschweren Ernsthaftigkeit ihres Kampfes.

Word by Word

इतिthus

उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed

देवराजःthe king of gods (Indra)

तुbut/indeed

पार्थभीष्मसमागमम्the encounter/meeting of Partha (Arjuna) and Bhishma

पूजयामासhonoured / paid respect

दिव्येनwith divine

पुष्पवर्षेणwith a shower of flowers

भारतO Bharata (descendant of Bharata)

जनमेजयO Janamejaya

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Indra (Devarāja)

Arjuna (Pārtha)

Bhīṣma

Janamejaya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in warfare, excellence and adherence to kṣatriya-dharma are to be honored; Indra’s flower-shower symbolizes divine recognition of valor and the solemnity of a righteous contest.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing what has been said, Indra responds by honoring the remarkable meeting/contest of Arjuna and Bhīṣma, expressing approval through a celestial shower of flowers.