Shloka 266

Devanagari script

विस्मयं परमं जग्मुस्ततस्ते वसुधाधिपा: । इन्द्रके समान पराक्रमी अर्जुनके उस अद्भुत कर्मसे वहाँ बैठे हुए समस्त भूपाल बड़े विस्मयको प्राप्त हुए

Transliteration

vismayaṃ paramaṃ jagmustatas te vasudhādhipāḥ | indreṇa samaparākramī arjunasyādbhuta-karmaṇā tatra niṣaṇṇāḥ sarve bhūpālā mahad vismayaṃ prāpuḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Alors ces rois furent saisis d’un étonnement extrême. Assis en ce lieu, tous les souverains virent Arjuna—dont la vaillance égalait celle d’Indra—et, devant son acte prodigieux, ils furent remplis d’une grande stupeur.

Word by Word

• विस्मयम्: astonishment, wonder
• विस्मयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• परम्: supreme, great
• परम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जग्मुः: went; attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• ते: they, those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वसुधा-अधिपाः: lords of the earth; kings
• वसुधा-अधिपाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुधाधिप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Indra
• vasudhādhipāḥ (kings)
• bhūpālāḥ (rulers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical weight of recognized excellence: even amid conflict, true prowess and extraordinary action command acknowledgment. It reflects the kṣatriya ideal where skill and courage, when unmistakably displayed, evoke awe and shape collective judgment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the assembled kings, witnessing Arjuna’s remarkable feat, are overwhelmed with amazement. Arjuna is explicitly compared to Indra in valor, emphasizing the scale of what the onlookers have just seen.