Shloka 12

Arjuna Honored in Indra’s Court; Lomāśa’s Audience; Indra’s Disclosure of Lineage and Mission

Book 3, Chapter 45

Devanagari script

भक्तानुकम्पी कान्तश्न प्रियश्न स्थिरसंगर: । प्रार्थनीयैर्गुणगणैमहेन्द्रवरुणोपम:

Transliteration

bhaktānukampī kāntaśna priyaśna sthirasaṅgaraḥ | prārthanīyair guṇagaṇair mahendrvaruṇopamaḥ ||

Translation

Waiśampāyana berkata: “Ia berbelas kasih kepada para bhakta dan mereka yang bergantung padanya, sederhana dalam makan, dan teguh di medan laga. Dengan gugusan kebajikan yang patut dipuji, ia layak dimohon dan dimuliakan—sebanding Mahendra dan Varuṇa dalam keunggulan.”

Word by Word

• भक्तानुकम्पी: compassionate to devotees
• भक्तानुकम्पी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त-अनुकम्पिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कान्तश्नः: eating what is desired/pleasant (food)
• कान्तश्नः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कान्त-अश्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रियश्नः: eating what is dear/liked
• प्रियश्नः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय-अश्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्थिरसंगरः: steadfast in battle
• स्थिरसंगरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर-संगर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रार्थनीयैः: by/with desirable (praiseworthy) [qualities]
• प्रार्थनीयैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रार्थनीय
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• गुणगणैः: with hosts of virtues
• गुणगणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण-गण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• महेन्द्रवरुणोपमः: comparable to Mahendra and Varuṇa
• महेन्द्रवरुणोपमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेन्द्र-वरुण-उपम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Mahendra (Indra)
• Varuṇa