Shloka 57

Devanagari script

दैत्येन्द्रस्य सभां गत्वा पार्णिं संस्पृश्य पाणिना । दैत्यानामादिपुरुष: सुरारिरदितिनन्दन:

Transliteration

daityendrasya sabhāṁ gatvā pārṇiṁ saṁspṛśya pāṇinā | daityānām ādipuruṣaḥ surārīr aditinandanaḥ ||

Translation

Bhīmasena said: “Having gone to the assembly-hall of the lord of the Daityas, and touching the bow with his hand, the primeval progenitor of the Daityas—enemy of the gods, the son who brought joy to Aditi—was present there.”

Word by Word

दैत्येन्द्रस्यof the lord of the Daityas

सभाम्assembly hall

गत्वाhaving gone

पार्णिम्Pārṇi (a proper name)

संस्पृश्यhaving touched

पाणिनाwith (his) hand

दैत्यानाम्of the Daityas

आदि-पुरुषःthe primeval person / first progenitor

सुर-अरिःenemy of the gods

अदिति-नन्दनःson of Aditi

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīmasena

Daityendra (lord of the Daityas)

Daityas

Devas (Suras)

Aditi

Sabhā (assembly-hall)

Pārṇi (bow)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames power in moral terms by identifying a figure through relational epithets—‘enemy of the gods’ and ‘Aditi’s son’—reminding the reader that actions and alliances define ethical standing, not merely status or might.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma describes a scene in which someone enters the Daitya-lord’s court and touches a bow, while the verse characterizes a prominent Daitya figure through traditional epithets, situating the moment within the broader Deva–Daitya antagonism.