Shloka 30

अर्जुनागमनम्

Arjuna’s Arrival and Reunion on the Sacred Mountain

Devanagari script

महात्मा चारुसर्वाज्ध: कम्बुग्रीवो महाभुज: । रुक्मपृष्ठं धनु: खडगं तूर्णाश्चनापि परामृशत्‌,उनका हृदय महान्‌ था, सभी अंग मनोहर जान पड़ते थे, ग्रीवा शंखके समान थी और भुजाएँ बड़ी-बड़ी थीं। वे सुवर्णकी पीठवाले धुनष, खड्ग तथा तरकसपर बार-बार हाथ फेरते थे

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

mahātmā cāru-sarvāṅgaḥ kambugrīvo mahābhujaḥ |

rukmapṛṣṭhaṃ dhanuḥ khaḍgaṃ tūṇīṃś cānāpi parāmṛśat ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: He was a great-souled man, handsome in every limb, with a conch-like neck and mighty arms. Again and again he touched and handled his bow with a golden back, his sword, and his quivers—an outward sign of readiness and resolve as the narrative moves toward action.

Word by Word

महात्माgreat-souled (man)

चारुbeautiful

सर्वाङ्गःhaving all limbs (well-formed); beautiful in every limb

कम्बुग्रीवःhaving a conch-like neck

महाभुजःhaving great/strong arms

रुक्मपृष्ठम्gold-backed (golden-backed)

धनुःbow

खड्गम्sword

तूर्णान्quivers

चand

अनपिalso/even

परामृशत्touched/handled (again and again)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

bow (dhanuḥ)

sword (khaḍga)

quiver(s) (tūṇī)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes