Shloka 3

निवातकवचवधः — Arjuna’s Neutralization of the Nivātakavacas

Vajra-astra deployment

Devanagari script

तस्मै चाहं यथावृत्तं सर्वमेव न्यवेदयम्‌ । भगवन्तं महादेवं समेतो5स्मीति भारत,भरतकुलभूषण! उनसे मैंने अपना सारा वृत्तान्त यथावत्‌ कह सुनाया और बताया कि 'मैं भगवान्‌ महादेवजीसे मिल चुका हूँ

Transliteration

tasmai cāhaṃ yathāvṛttaṃ sarvam eva nyavedayam | bhagavantaṃ mahādevaṃ sameto ’smīti bhārata ||

Translation

Then I reported to him everything exactly as it had happened, and I declared, “O Bhārata, I have indeed met the Blessed Mahādeva.” In doing so, Arjuna presents truthful testimony and acknowledges divine grace as the ground of his success.

Word by Word

• {'tasmai': 'to him', 'ca': 'and', 'aham': 'I', 'yathāvṛttam': 'as it happened

• according to the actual events', 'sarvam eva': 'everything, entirely', 'nyavedayam': 'I informed

• I reported (perfectly/fully)', 'bhagavantam': 'the Blessed Lord

• the venerable divine one', 'mahādevam': 'Mahādeva (Śiva), the Great God', 'sametaḥ asmi iti': '‘I have met (him),’ thus

• ‘I am one who has encountered (him)’', 'bhārata': 'O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Bhārata (addressee/lineage epithet)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic speech: reporting events truthfully (yathāvṛttam) and attributing achievement to divine grace rather than personal pride, expressing humility and devotion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna tells his listener the full account of what occurred and specifically announces that he has met Mahādeva (Śiva), marking a pivotal confirmation of his divine encounter.