Shloka 3

अर्जुन–उलूपीसंवादः

Arjuna and Ulūpī: Explanation of Śānti and the Maṇipūra Resolution

Devanagari script

तमभ्याशगतं दृष्टवा सहदेवात्मज: प्रभो | क्षत्रधमें स्थितो वीर: समरायाजुहाव ह

Transliteration

tam abhyāśagataṃ dṛṣṭvā sahadevātmajaḥ prabho | kṣatradharme sthito vīraḥ samarāyājuhāva ha ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Seeing Arjuna come near his city, the valiant king Meghasandhi, son of Sahadeva, steadfast in the dharma of a kṣatriya, formally challenged him to battle.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभ्याशगतम्: come near, approached
• अभ्याशगतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभ्याशगत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• सहदेवात्मजः: Sahadeva's son
• सहदेवात्मजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव-आत्मज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• क्षत्रधर्मे: in kshatriya-duty
• क्षत्रधर्मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• स्थितः: standing, abiding
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वीरः: the hero
• वीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समराय: for battle
• समराय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• आजुहाव: challenged, called
• Type: Verb
• Root: ह्वा
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular

• ह: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Arjuna
• Meghasandhi
• Sahadeva
• city (nagara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds kṣatriya-dharma: a warrior-king is expected to uphold honor and duty by meeting an approaching rival with an open, formal challenge rather than avoidance or deceit.

What is happening in the narrative?

As Arjuna nears the city during the Aśvamedha-related campaign, King Meghasandhi (Sahadeva’s son) sees him and summons him to battle, initiating a confrontation.