Shloka 23

अर्जुनागमनम्

Arjuna’s Arrival and Reunion on the Sacred Mountain

Devanagari script

प्रत्यक्ष॑ सर्वभूतानां नदीमश्चरथां प्रति । खाण्डवे सत्यसंधेन भ्रात्रा तव महात्मना,तवापि सुमहत्‌ तेजो महद्‌ बाहुबलं च ते । अविषदहामनाधृुष्यं शक्रतुल्यपराक्रम “आर्यपुत्र! तुम्हारा पराक्रम भी इन्द्रके ही समान है। तुम्हारा तेज और बाहुबल भी महान्‌ है। वह दूसरोंके लिये दुःसह एवं दुर्धर्ष है

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

pratyakṣaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ nadīm aścarathāṃ prati |

khāṇḍave satyasaṃdhena bhrātrā tava mahātmanā |

tavāpi sumahat tejo mahad bāhubalaṃ ca te |

aviṣahyam anādhṛṣyaṃ śakratulya-parākramam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Before the very eyes of all beings, you went toward the river. In the Khāṇḍava forest, your great-souled brother—true to his vow—made your prowess manifest. Your own splendor is exceedingly great, and so is the strength of your arms. It is unbearable to others, unassailable, and your valor is equal to Indra’s.”

Word by Word

• {'vaiśampāyana uvāca': 'Vaiśampāyana said', 'pratyakṣam': 'directly, before one’s eyes

• manifestly', 'sarvabhūtānām': 'of all beings/creatures', 'nadīm': 'to the river', 'aścarathām prati': 'toward (in the direction of) the Aścarathā (river-name as read in this pāṭha)', 'khāṇḍave': 'in Khāṇḍava (forest/region)', 'satyasaṃdhena': 'by one steadfast in truth/vows

• true to his pledge', 'bhrātrā': 'by (your) brother', 'tava': 'your', 'mahātmanā': 'great-souled, noble-minded', 'tavāpi': 'and yours too', 'sumahat': 'very great', 'tejaḥ': 'splendor, spiritual/heroic radiance, power', 'bāhubalam': 'strength of arms

• martial might', 'aviṣahyam': 'unendurable, hard to bear (for opponents)', 'anādhṛṣyam': 'unassailable, not to be overpowered', 'śakratulya-parākramam': 'having valor equal to Śakra (Indra)'}

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Khāṇḍava (forest)
• Śakra (Indra)
• the addressed person (tava)
• the brother described as satyasaṃdha (likely Arjuna in Khāṇḍava context)