Shloka 4

इन्द्रस्य पाण्डवैः समागमः

Indra’s Meeting with the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

तत: सम्प्राप्य शैलाग्रं वीक्षमाणा महारथा: । ददृशुस्ते महेष्वासा भीमसेनमरिंदमा:,तदनन्तर शत्रुओंका दमन करनेवाले वे महाधनुर्धर एवं महारथी वीर उस पर्वतके शिखरपर पहुँचकर जब इधर-उधर दृष्टिपात करने लगे, तब उन्हें भीमसेन दिखायी दिये

Transliteration

tataḥ samprāpya śailāgraṃ vīkṣamāṇā mahārathāḥ | dadṛśus te maheṣvāsā bhīmasenam ariṃdamāḥ ||

Translation

Then, having reached the mountain’s summit, those great chariot-warriors—mighty archers and subduers of foes—looked about in all directions, and there they beheld Bhīmasena. The scene underscores vigilant resolve: strength is guided by alert perception and purposeful seeking rather than blind aggression.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)

• सम्प्राप्य: having reached/attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु: आप्)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), indeclinable; prior action to main verb

• शैलाग्रम्: the mountain-top/summit
• शैलाग्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल + अग्र
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• वीक्षमाणाः: looking around, observing
• वीक्षमाणाः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ईक्ष् (धातु: ईक्ष्) → वीक्षमाण
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), masculine, nominative, plural

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + रथ
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• ददृशुः: they saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु: दृश्)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, plural, parasmaipada

• ते: those (they)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• महेष्वासाः: great bowmen
• महेष्वासाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + इष्वास
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• भीमसेनम्: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• अरिंदमाः: foe-subduers
• अरिंदमाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरि + दम
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīmasena
• śaila (mountain)
• śailāgra (mountain summit)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that true martial strength is paired with vigilance and discernment: the heroes first survey their surroundings from a vantage point and only then identify their objective (Bhīmasena), suggesting purposeful action guided by awareness.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group of elite warriors reaches a mountain peak, scans the area, and spots Bhīmasena. The narration (by Vaiśampāyana) marks a moment of recognition and convergence in the episode.