Shloka 11
Arjuna Honored in Indra’s Court; Lomāśa’s Audience; Indra’s Disclosure of Lineage and Mission
Book 3, Chapter 45
सुहृदश्चान्नपानेन विविधेनाभिवर्षति । सत्यवाक् पूजितो वक्ता रूपवाननहंकृत:
suhṛdaścānnapānena vividhena abhivarṣati | satyavāk pūjito vaktā rūpavān anahaṅkṛtaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: He showers his friends with varied food and drink; he is truthful in speech, honored as a speaker, handsome, and free from arrogance.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Nobility is shown through conduct: generous hospitality toward friends, truthful speech, and humility. Such virtues make a person naturally worthy of honor and trust.
Vaiśampāyana is describing a person’s commendable qualities in a character-portrait style, emphasizing how social generosity (food and drink), moral integrity (truthful speech), and inner discipline (absence of pride) define exemplary behavior.