Shloka 14

समुद्रदर्शनं दैत्यपुरोपगमनं च

Ocean Vision and Approach to the Daitya City

Devanagari script

माद्रीसुता भ्यां सहित: किरीटी सुष्वाप तामावसतिं प्रतीत:,“मेरे शील-स्वभाव तथा चित्तकी एकाग्रतासे इन्द्रसहित सम्पूर्ण देवता मुझपर बहुत प्रसन्न रहते थे। निर्दोष कर्म करनेवाले अर्जुनने अपने स्वर्गीय प्रवासका सब समाचार उन सबको संक्षेपसे बताकर नकुल-सहदेवके साथ निश्चिन्त होकर उस आश्रममें शयन किया

Transliteration

mādrīsutābhyāṃ sahitaḥ kirīṭī suṣvāpa tām āvasatiṃ pratītaḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: The diademed Arjuna, accompanied by Mādrī’s two sons (Nakula and Sahadeva), lay down to sleep in that well-regarded hermitage-dwelling. Having briefly conveyed to them the news of his sojourn in heaven—how the gods, together with Indra, were pleased with his disciplined conduct and concentrated mind—Arjuna, whose actions were blameless, rested there without anxiety.

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'mādrīsutābhyām', 'definition': 'with the two sons of Mādrī (i.e., Nakula and Sahadeva)'}, {'term': 'sahitaḥ', 'definition': 'accompanied by, together with'}, {'term': 'kirīṭī', 'definition': 'the diademed one

• Arjuna (wearer of the celestial crown/diadem)'}, {'term': 'suṣvāpa', 'definition': 'slept

• lay down to sleep'}, {'term': 'āvasatim', 'definition': 'dwelling, residence

• here, the hermitage abode'}, {'term': 'pratītaḥ', 'definition': 'well-known, approved, esteemed

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna (Kirīṭī)
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• Mādrī
• Indra
• Devas
• Āśrama (hermitage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage links ethical conduct (śīla) and focused mind (cittaikāgratā) with divine approval: blameless action and inner discipline lead to peace and freedom from anxiety, even after extraordinary experiences.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna, returning from his heavenly sojourn, briefly reports his experiences to his brothers Nakula and Sahadeva, and then, together with them, rests in the hermitage, signaling a calm pause in the forest narrative.