Shloka 116
Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account
इंद्राद्धनंजयश्चैव शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमः । योऽसौ त्रिपुरुषाज्जातस्त्रिभिरंशैर्महारथः
iṃdrāddhanaṃjayaścaiva śakratulyaparākramaḥ | yo'sau tripuruṣājjātastribhiraṃśairmahārathaḥ
ઇન્દ્રથી ધનંજય પણ જન્મ્યો, જેના પરાક્રમ શક્ર સમાન હતો. એ મહારથી ત્રિપુરુષમાંથી ત્રણ અંશો વડે સમૃદ્ધ થઈ જન્મ્યો.
Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Adhyaya 13)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: इंद्राद्धनंजयः = इन्द्रात् धनंजयः; धनंजयश्चैव = धनंजयः च एव; योऽसौ = यः असौ; त्रिपुरुषाज्जातः = त्रि-पुरुषात् जातः; त्रिभिरंशैर्महारथः = त्रिभिः अंशैः महा-रथः।
FAQs
Dhanañjaya is a well-known epithet of Arjuna, here described as born from Indra and possessing prowess comparable to Śakra (Indra).
It suggests that the hero is endowed with three ‘shares’ or portions of divine power/qualities—an idiom used in Purāṇic genealogies to indicate extraordinary, semi-divine endowment.
Purāṇic narration often uses divine parentage and ‘aṁśa’ language to frame exceptional duty (dharma) and responsibility: greatness is portrayed as a trust meant for righteous action rather than mere power.