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Shloka 7

अर्जुनस्य इन्द्रकीलगमनम् तथा शक्रसाक्षात्कारः

Arjuna’s journey to Indrakīla and encounter with Indra

शूराणामपि पार्थानां हृदयानि चकम्पिरे । यद्‌ यच्च कृतवानन्यत्‌ पार्थस्तदखिलं वद,ब्रह्मन्‌! मैंने सुना है, कभी संग्राममें परास्त न होनेवाले, योद्धाओंमें श्रेष्ठ अर्जुनने पूर्वकालमें भगवान्‌ शंकरके साथ अत्यन्त अद्भुत, अनुपम और रोमांचकारी युद्ध किया था, जिसे सुनकर मनुष्योंमें श्रेष्ठ शूरवीर कुन्तीपुत्रोंके हृदयोंमें भी दैन्य, हर्ष और विस्मयके कारण कँपकँपी छा गयी थी। अर्जुनने और भी जो-जो कार्य किये हों, वे सब भी मुझे बताइये

Janamejaya uvāca | śūrāṇām api pārthānāṁ hṛdayāni cakampire | yad yat ca kṛtavān anyat pārthas tad akhilaṁ vada, brahman ||

Janamejaya dijo: Hasta los corazones de los Pārtha—héroes como son—temblaron. Oh brahmán, dime por entero cuanto más realizó aquel hijo de Pṛthā (Arjuna). (Pues he oído que en tiempos antiguos Arjuna, el primero entre los guerreros y jamás vencido en batalla, sostuvo con el Señor Śaṅkara un combate asombroso, sin par, que eriza el vello; y al oírlo, aun los poderosos hijos de Kuntī se estremecieron por humildad, júbilo y maravilla.)

शूराणाम्of heroes
शूराणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
पार्थानाम्of the sons of Pṛthā (Pāṇḍavas)
पार्थानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
हृदयानिhearts
हृदयानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहृदय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
चकम्पिरेtrembled
चकम्पिरे:
TypeVerb
Rootकम्प्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Ātmanepada
यत्whatever (that which)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
यत्whatever
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कृतवान्did/has done
कृतवान्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formक्तवतुँ (ktavatu), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
अन्यत्other (anything else)
अन्यत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पार्थःPārtha (Arjuna)
पार्थः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अखिलम्entire/all
अखिलम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअखिल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वदtell/say
वद:
TypeVerb
Rootवद्
FormImperative (Loṭ), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
ब्रह्मन्O Brahmin (sage)!
ब्रह्मन्:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

जनमेजय उवाच

J
Janamejaya
P
Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas / sons of Kuntī)
P
Pārtha (Arjuna)
B
Brahman (address to the sage narrator)
Ś
Śaṅkara (Śiva)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights reverent inquiry and the proper reception of extraordinary deeds: even great heroes are moved by awe, and the listener seeks a complete account from a qualified teacher. It also frames Arjuna’s prowess as inseparable from encounters with the divine (Śaṅkara), suggesting that true greatness evokes humility and wonder rather than mere pride.

King Janamejaya asks the narrator to recount, in full, Arjuna’s other accomplishments. He refers to a famed earlier episode in which Arjuna fought a marvelous battle with Lord Śiva (Śaṅkara), a tale so astonishing that it made even the mighty Pāṇḍavas’ hearts tremble with mixed emotions.