Shloka 16

निवातकवचैः सह अर्जुनस्य रथयुद्धम्

Arjuna’s chariot engagement with the Nivātakavacas

Devanagari script

धनेश्वरगृहस्थानां पाण्डवानां समागमम्‌ | शक्रेण य इदं विद्वानधीयीत समाहित:

Transliteration

dhaneśvaragṛhasthānāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ samāgamam | śakreṇa ya idaṃ vidvān adhīyīta samāhitaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: He who, with a collected mind and true understanding, recites this account of the Pāṇḍavas’ meeting at the dwelling of the Lord of Wealth (Kubera)—told in connection with Śakra (Indra)…

Word by Word

• धनेश्वरगृहस्थानाम्: of those dwelling in the house of the lord of wealth (Kubera)
• धनेश्वरगृहस्थानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनेश्वरगृहस्थान
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवानाम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• समागमम्: meeting, encounter
• समागमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: समागम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शक्रेण: by Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इदम्: this (text/verse)
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विद्वान्: knowing, learned
• विद्वान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्वस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अधीयीत: should study/recite
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-इ
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• समाहितः: collected, attentive
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• Dhaneśvara (Kubera)
• Śakra (Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes the value of attentive, disciplined recitation and study: approaching sacred narrative with understanding (vidvān) and concentration (samāhitaḥ) is itself a dharmic act that deepens reverence for divine order and ethical steadiness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana points to an episode describing the Pāṇḍavas’ ‘meeting/encounter’ connected with the dwelling of Dhaneśvara (Kubera) and associated with Śakra (Indra), framing it in a phalaśruti-style statement that praises mindful recitation of this account.