Shloka 23

Āśvamedhika Parva, Adhyāya 77 — Saindhava resistance, Arjuna’s restraint, and Duḥśalā’s supplication

Devanagari script

ततो मोहसमापन्न॑ ज्ञात्वा पार्थ दिवौकस: । सर्वे वित्रस्तमनसस्तस्य शान्तिकृतो5भवन्‌,अर्जुनको मोहके वशीभूत हुआ जान सम्पूर्ण देवता मन-ही-मन संत्रस्त हो गये और उनके लिये शान्तिका उपाय करने लगे

Transliteration

tato mohasamāpannaṁ jñātvā pārtha divaukasaḥ | sarve vitrastamanasas tasya śāntikṛto 'bhavan |

Translation

Then, realizing that Pārtha (Arjuna) had fallen into delusion, the gods of heaven all became inwardly alarmed. With anxious minds, they set about devising means to restore his calm—seeking a pacific remedy so that his confusion might be quelled and right judgment re-established.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

मोहसमापन्नःhaving fallen into delusion

ज्ञात्वाhaving known

पार्थO Partha (Arjuna)

दिवौकसःthe dwellers of heaven; gods

सर्वेall

वित्रस्तमनसःwhose minds were frightened

तस्यfor him; of him

शान्तिकृतःperformers of pacificatory rites

अभवन्became; were

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna (Pārtha)

Devas (Divaukasaḥ)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes