Shloka 44

Virāṭa’s Conciliation and Uttara’s Account of the Unseen Champion

Bṛhannadā/Arjuna

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तो देवराजस्तु पार्थभीष्मसमागमम्‌ | पूजयामास दिव्येन पुष्पवर्षेण भारत,जनमेजय! चित्रसेनके ऐसा कहनेपर देवराज इन्द्रने दिव्य पुष्पोंकी वर्षा करके अर्जुन और भीष्मके इस अदभुत संग्रामके प्रति आदर प्रकट किया

Transliteration

ity ukto devarājas tu pārtha-bhīṣma-samāgamam | pūjayāmāsa divyena puṣpa-varṣeṇa bhārata janamejaya ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Thus addressed, the king of the gods, Indra, honored that encounter between Pārtha (Arjuna) and Bhīṣma by showering divine flowers—signifying reverence for extraordinary valor and the solemn, dharma-laden gravity of their combat.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• देवराजः: the king of gods (Indra)
• देवराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• पार्थभीष्मसमागमम्: the encounter/meeting of Partha (Arjuna) and Bhishma
• पार्थभीष्मसमागमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ-भीष्म-समागम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पूजयामास: honoured / paid respect
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दिव्येन: with divine
• दिव्येन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• पुष्पवर्षेण: with a shower of flowers
• पुष्पवर्षेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्पवर्ष
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• जनमेजय: O Janamejaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनमेजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Indra (Devarāja)
• Arjuna (Pārtha)
• Bhīṣma
• Janamejaya