Shloka 31

Arjuna’s Account of Tapas and the Kirāta Test; Revelation of Maheśvara and the Grant of the Pāśupata-Astra

Devanagari script

शीघ्रमेव गुडाकेश: कृतास्त्र: पुनरेष्यति । साक्षान्मघवता सृष्ट: सम्प्राप्स्यति धनंजय:,“निद्राविजयी अर्जुन अस्त्रविद्या सीखकर साक्षात्‌ इन्द्रके भेजनेपर शीघ्र ही यहाँ आवेंगे और तुम सब लोगोंसे मिलेंगे”

Transliteration

śīghram eva guḍākeśaḥ kṛtāstraḥ punar eṣyati | sākṣān maghavatā sṛṣṭaḥ samprāpsyati dhanañjayaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Guḍākeśa (Arjuna), having mastered the celestial weapons, will return again very soon. Dhanañjaya, sent forth directly by Maghavat (Indra) himself, will come back here and rejoin you all.”

Word by Word

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र
• Form: avyaya (adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: avyaya (particle)

• गुडाकेशः: Gudakesha (Arjuna; conqueror of sleep)
• गुडाकेशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुडाकेश
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• कृतास्त्रः: having mastered weapons (trained in astras)
• कृतास्त्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतास्त्र
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पुनः: again/back
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: avyaya (adverb)

• एष्यति: will come/return
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (एष्)
• Form: simple future (luṭ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

• साक्षात्: directly/in person
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात्
• Form: avyaya (adverb)

• मघवता: by Maghavat (Indra)
• मघवता: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मघवत्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• सृष्टः: sent/dispatched (lit. created/let go)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: past passive participle (kta), masculine, nominative, singular

• सम्प्राप्स्यति: will reach/attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप्
• Form: simple future (luṭ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

• धनंजयः: Dhananjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Guḍākeśa (Arjuna)
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• Maghavat (Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steady discipline and rightful preparation are affirmed: Arjuna’s self-mastery (Guḍākeśa) and training in higher weapons are portrayed as dharmic readiness, supported by divine sanction (Indra), for a just cause.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reassures the listeners that Arjuna, having completed his acquisition of astras, has been dispatched by Indra and will soon return to rejoin his companions.