Shloka 9

निवातकवचैः सह अर्जुनस्य रथयुद्धम्

Arjuna’s chariot engagement with the Nivātakavacas

Devanagari script

धनंजयश्च तेजस्वी प्रणिपत्य पुरंदरम्‌ । भृत्यवत्‌ प्रणतस्तस्थौ देवराजसमीपत:,तेजस्वी अर्जुन भी इन्द्रको प्रणाम करके उनके समीप सेवककी भाँति विनीतभावसे खड़े हो गये

Transliteration

dhanañjayaś ca tejasvī praṇipatya purandaram | bhṛtyavat praṇatas tasthau devarājasamīpataḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: The radiant Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), having bowed down to Purandara (Indra), stood near the king of the gods with the humility of a servant—his posture expressing disciplined reverence and rightful conduct before a superior.

Word by Word

• धनंजयः: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• तेजस्वी: radiant, glorious
• तेजस्वी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रणिपत्य: having bowed down (having prostrated)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-णि-पत्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• पुरंदरम्: Purandara (Indra)
• पुरंदरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरंदर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भृत्यवत्: like a servant
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृत्यवत्

• प्रणतः: bowed, humble
• प्रणतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-नत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• तस्थौ: stood
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• देवराजसमीपतः: near the king of the gods (Indra)
• देवराजसमीपतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवराज-समीप
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular, Ablative used adverbially in the sense of 'near/at the side of'

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• Purandara (Indra)
• Devarāja (king of the gods)