Shloka 23

धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Sañjaya on Arjuna’s Indraloka report and the political consequences

Devanagari script

उपस्थाने महेन्द्रस्य वर्तमाने मनोरमे । तवागमनतो वृत्ते स्वर्गस्थ परमोत्सवे

Transliteration

upasthāne mahendrasya vartamāne manorāme | tavāgamanato vṛtte svargastha paramotsave

Translation

Arjuna said: “When the delightful ceremony of attendance upon Mahendra (Indra) was in progress—when that supreme festival was being celebrated in heaven—what occurred upon your arrival there?”

Word by Word

• उपस्थाने: in the attendance/service (assembly)
• उपस्थाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपस्थान
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• महेन्द्रस्य: of Mahendra (Indra)
• महेन्द्रस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वर्तमाने: while (it was) taking place/going on
• वर्तमाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular, Present active participle (शतृ), Parasmaipada

• मनोरमे: in the delightful (occasion/place)
• मनोरमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• आगमनतः: from (your) coming/arrival
• आगमनतः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगमन
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• वृत्ते: when (it was) happened/occurred
• वृत्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त), Passive (PPP usage)

• स्वर्गस्थे: in the heavenly (state/realm)
• स्वर्गस्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्गस्थ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• परमोत्सवे: in the supreme festival/celebration
• परमोत्सवे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमोत्सव
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Mahendra (Indra)
• Svarga (heaven)