Shloka 6

अर्जुनागमनम्

Arjuna’s Arrival and Reunion on the Sacred Mountain

Devanagari script

तत्र ह्वायाति धनद आर्टिषेणो यथाब्रवीत्‌ । एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विस्‍्तरेण तपोधन

Transliteration

tatra hvāyāti dhanada ārtiṣeṇo yathābravīt | etad icchāmy ahaṃ śrotuṃ vistareṇa tapodhana ||

Translation

Janamejaya said: “There, how did Dhanada (Kubera) summon Ārtiṣeṇa, and what exactly did he say? I wish to hear this in full detail, O treasure of ascetic power.”

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: Avyaya (locative adverb)

• ह्वयाति: calls/summons
• ह्वयाति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ह्वा
• Form: Present (Lat), Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

• धनदः: Kubera (giver of wealth)
• धनदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद
• Form: Masculine, nominative singular

• आर्तिषेणः: Ārtiṣeṇa (proper name)
• आर्तिषेणः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्तिषेण
• Form: Masculine, nominative singular

• यथा: as/just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: Avyaya

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

• एतत्: this (matter)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, accusative singular

• इच्छामि: I wish/desire
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Present (Lat), Parasmaipada, 1st person singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: 1st person pronoun, nominative singular

• श्रोतुम्: to hear
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Infinitive (tumun)

• विस्तरेण: in detail/at length
• विस्तरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तर
• Form: Masculine, instrumental singular

• तपोधन: O treasure of austerity (ascetic)
• तपोधन: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपोधन
• Form: Masculine, vocative singular

Speaker

जनमेजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Janamejaya
• Dhanada (Kubera)
• Ārtiṣeṇa
• Tapodhana (addressed sage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethic of disciplined inquiry: a listener seeks a complete, accurate account from a qualified ascetic authority, showing respect for tapas (spiritual merit) and for careful transmission of tradition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Janamejaya asks the narrator to recount, in detail, the moment when Dhanada (Kubera) summoned Ārtiṣeṇa and what was said—signaling a transition to a more specific sub-episode within the Vana Parva narrative.