Shloka 15

Mātali’s Arrival and Arjuna’s Ascent toward Amarāvatī (मातलिसंयुक्तरथागमनम् तथा इन्द्रलोकगमनारम्भः)

Devanagari script

तान्‌ स सर्वान्‌ समागम्य विधिवत्‌ कुरुनन्दन: । ततो<पश्यद्‌ देवराजं शतक्रतुमरिंदम:,शत्रुओंका दमन करनेवाले कुरुनन्दन अर्जुनने उन सबसे विधिपूर्वक मिलकर अन्तमें सौ यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान करनेवाले देवराज इन्द्रका दर्शन किया

Transliteration

tān sa sarvān samāgamya vidhivat kurunandanaḥ | tato 'paśyad devarājaṃ śatakratum arindamaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: After meeting all of them in due and proper manner, Arjuna—the delight of the Kurus and subduer of foes—then beheld Indra, the king of the gods, famed for the performance of a hundred sacrifices.

Word by Word

तान्them

सःhe

सर्वान्all

समागम्यhaving met/approached

विधिवत्duly, according to rule

कुरुनन्दनःthe delight of the Kurus (Arjuna)

ततःthen, thereafter

अपश्यत्saw

देवराजम्the king of the gods

शतक्रतुम्Śatakratu (Indra; performer of a hundred sacrifices)

अरिंदमःsubduer of foes

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna

Indra (Devarāja, Śatakratu)

Kuru lineage (as reference in epithet)

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 underscores dharmic conduct through vidhivat—acting with proper procedure, respect, and self-discipline. Even a great warrior like Arjuna approaches others and the divine with humility and correct etiquette, suggesting that power should be guided by propriety and reverence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna meets the assembled beings/persons in a duly respectful manner and then gains the audience (darśana) of Indra, the king of the gods, renowned as Śatakratu. It marks a transition from formal greetings to a significant divine encounter.