Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तमासनगत वीर सुहृदां हर्षवर्धनम्‌ । उपासाउ्चक्रिरे सर्वे सह पार्थ: परंतपा:,मित्रोंका आनन्द बढ़ानेवाले वीरवर विराट राजसिंहासनपर विराजमान हुए। उस समय शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले सब शूरवीर कुन्तीपुत्रोंक साथ राजाकी सेवाके लिये उनके पास बैठे

Transliteration

tam āsanagataṁ vīraṁ suhṛdāṁ harṣavardhanam | upāsāṁ cakrire sarve saha pārthaḥ parantapāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Der heldenhafte Virāṭa, der die Freude seiner Freunde mehrte, nahm auf dem Königsthron Platz. Da setzten sich alle Tapferen — zusammen mit Pārtha, dem Bezwinger der Feinde — in seiner Nähe nieder, um dem König zu dienen.“

Word by Word

तम्him

आसनगतseated on the throne/seat

वीरम्the hero

सुहृदाम्of (his) friends/well-wishers

हर्षवर्धनम्increasing joy

उपासाःattendances/services

चक्रिरेthey performed/did

सर्वेall

सहtogether with

पार्थःPartha (Arjuna)

परंतपाःenemy-scorchers

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Virāṭa

Pārtha (Arjuna)

the Pāṇḍavas (implied by 'sarve' and the Hindi gloss)

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?

The verse highlights dharmic social order: rightful kingship is honored through respectful attendance, and loyalty is expressed not merely by words but by disciplined service and proper courtly conduct—especially after a period of concealment and adversity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Virāṭa takes his seat on the throne, and the assembled heroes—along with Pārtha (Arjuna) and, by context, the Pāṇḍavas—sit near him to render attendance, signaling reconciliation, public recognition, and the reestablishment of royal and social norms.