Shloka 19

अर्जुनस्य निवातकवचवधाय नियोगः

Arjuna’s commissioning for the Nivātakavacas

Devanagari script

यमस्य धातु: सवितुस्त्वष्ट्वै श्रवणस्य च । तानि प्राप्प सहस्राक्षादभिवाद्य शतक्रतुम्‌

Transliteration

yamasya dhātuḥ savitustvaṣṭvai śravaṇasya ca | tāni prāpya sahasrākṣād abhivādya śatakratum ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Having obtained those boons from Sahasrākṣa (Indra), and having duly paid homage to Śatakratu (the lord of a hundred sacrifices), he also received the portions allotted from Yama, Savitṛ, Tvaṣṭṛ, and Śravaṇa (Kubera). The passage underscores the orderly bestowal of divine endowments—power is gained through rightful approach, reverence, and the sanctioned distribution of cosmic offices.

Word by Word

• यमस्य: of Yama
• यमस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• धातुः: the supporter/element; (here) a constituent
• धातुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सवितुः: of Savitṛ (the Sun-god)
• सवितुः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवितृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• त्वष्ट्वै: to/for Tvaṣṭṛ
• त्वष्ट्वै: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• श्रवणस्य: of Śravaṇa
• श्रवणस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तानि: those (things)
• तानि: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• प्राप्य: having obtained/reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• सहस्राक्षात्: from Sahasrākṣa (Indra, 'thousand-eyed')
• सहस्राक्षात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्राक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अभिवाद्य: having saluted/greeted
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + वद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• शतक्रतुम्: Śatakratu (Indra, 'of a hundred rites')
• शतक्रतुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतक्रतु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yama
• Savitṛ
• Tvaṣṭṛ
• Śravaṇa (Vaiśravaṇa/Kubera)
• Sahasrākṣa (Indra)
• Śatakratu (Indra)