Shloka 3

इन्द्रप्रशंसा, दिव्योपकरणदानं, गन्धमादनसमागमश्च

Indra’s Commendation, Bestowal of Divine Insignia, and the Gandhamādana Reunion

Devanagari script

ततो<परे महावीर्या: शूलपट्टिशपाणय: । शूलानि च भुशुण्डीश्व मुमुचुर्दानवा मयि,उन महारथी दानवोंने मेरे रथका मार्ग रोककर भीषण गर्जना करते हुए मुझे सब ओरसे घेर लिया और मुझपर बाणोंकी वर्षा आरम्भ कर दी। फिर कुछ अन्य महापराक्रमी दानव शूल और पट्टिश आदि हाथोंमें लिये मेरे सामने आये और मुझपर शूल तथा भुशुण्डियोंका प्रहार करने लगे

Transliteration

tato 'pare mahāvīryāḥ śūla-paṭṭiśa-pāṇayaḥ | śūlāni ca bhuśuṇḍīś ca mumucur dānavā mayi ||

Translation

Lalu datang pula para raksasa lain yang sangat perkasa, menggenggam tombak dan kapak-perang; mereka melemparkan tombak serta peluru berat (bhuśuṇḍī) ke arahku.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

अपरेothers

महावीर्याःof great valor

शूलपट्टिशपाणयःhaving spears and axes in hand

शूलानिspears, pikes

चand

भुशुण्डीःbhusuṇḍī missiles (heavy clubs/iron balls)

चand

मुमुचुःthey hurled/released

दानवाःthe Dānavas (demons)

मयिupon me / against me

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

Dānavas

śūla (spear)

paṭṭiśa (battle-axe)

bhuśuṇḍī (heavy missile)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfastness under pressure: even when violence intensifies and enemies employ varied weapons, a disciplined warrior maintains composure and fulfills duty (kṣatriya-dharma) without panic or moral collapse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna reports that additional powerful Dānavas arrive carrying spears and axes, and they begin hurling spears and heavy missiles at him, intensifying the assault against him in battle.