Shloka 333

Devanagari script

अभ्याजगाम देवेशं शूलहस्तं पिनाकिनम्‌ । बालक होनेपर भी बलशाली एवं महान्‌ योगबलसे सम्पन्न कुमार त्रिशूल और पिनाक धारण करनेवाले देवेश्वर भगवान्‌ शिवकी ओर चले

Transliteration

abhyājagāma deveśaṃ śūlahastaṃ pinākinam | bālako hone'par bhī balaśālī evaṃ mahān yogabalase sampanna kumāra triśūla aura pināka dhāraṇa karanevāle deveśvara bhagavān śivakī ora cale

Translation

વૈશંપાયન બોલ્યા—બાળક હોવા છતાં બળવાન અને મહા યોગબળથી સંપન્ન કુમાર, હાથમાં ત્રિશૂલ ધારણ કરનાર અને પિનાકધારી દેવેશ્વર ભગવાન શિવ તરફ આગળ વધ્યો.

Word by Word

• अभ्याजगाम: approached, went towards
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-आ-गम् (गम्)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• देवेशम्: the lord of the gods
• देवेशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शूलहस्तम्: having a trident in hand
• शूलहस्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूलहस्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पिनाकिनम्: the bearer of the Pināka (bow)
• पिनाकिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिनाकिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śiva
• Triśūla (trident)
• Pināka (Śiva’s bow)
• Kumāra (the prince/youth, unnamed in this line)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that authentic strength can arise from yogic discipline and inner mastery, and that even youth can be capable of great resolve when oriented toward the divine and higher purpose.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator states that a powerful youth/prince, though still a boy, approaches Lord Śiva—described by his iconic weapons, the trident and the bow Pināka—signaling a moment of seeking divine presence, aid, or sanction within the broader war-time setting.