Shloka 48

Adhyāya 123 — Droṇa’s Pedagogy: Arjuna’s Preeminence, Ekalavya’s Self-Training, and the Bhāsa-Lakṣya Trial

Devanagari script

बभूव परमो हर्ष: शतशृड्शनिवासिनाम्‌ | तथा देवनिकायानां सेन्द्राणां च दिवौकसाम्‌

Transliteration

babhūva paramo harṣaḥ śataśṛṅganivāsinām | tathā devanikāyānāṃ sendrāṇāṃ ca divaukasām |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Great joy arose among the ascetics dwelling at Śataśṛṅga; likewise among the hosts of gods—together with Indra—who abide in heaven. Hearing the wondrous heavenly proclamation, they were filled with exultation, as if the cosmic order itself had been affirmed.

Word by Word

• बभूव: became/arose
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• परमः: supreme, very great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हर्षः: joy, delight
• हर्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शतशृङ्गनिवासिनाम्: of the dwellers in Śataśṛṅga
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतशृङ्ग-निवासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• तथा: and likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• देवनिकायानाम्: of the groups of gods
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-निकाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• स-इन्द्राणाम्: together with Indra (i.e., including Indra)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• दिवौकसाम्: of the heavenly beings (celestials)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवौकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śataśṛṅga
• ascetic sages (tapasvins/munis)
• deva-nikāyas (hosts of gods)
• Indra
• heaven (divaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how a righteous, divinely sanctioned development brings joy not only to humans but also to sages and gods, suggesting that dharma resonates across the cosmic hierarchy and is affirmed through auspicious signs.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a wondrous heavenly proclamation is heard, the ascetics living at Śataśṛṅga and the celestial hosts led by Indra experience great delight, indicating that the event being announced is momentous and favorable.