Shloka 34

धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Sañjaya on Arjuna’s Indraloka report and the political consequences

Devanagari script

ततो<हं समनुज्ञाता तेन पित्रा च तेडनघ । तवान्तिकमनुप्राप्ता शुश्रूषितुमरिंदम,अनघ! शत्रुदमन! तदनन्तर चित्रसेन और तुम्हारे पिताकी आज्ञा शिरोधार्य करके मैं तुम्हारी सेवाके लिये तुम्हारे पास आयी हूँ

Transliteration

tato 'haṃ samanujñātā tena pitrā ca te 'nagha | tavāntikam anuprāptā śuśrūṣitum ariṃdama ||

Translation

Arjuna said: “Thereafter, having been duly permitted by him and also by your father, O sinless one, I have come into your presence to render service to you, O subduer of foes.”

Word by Word

ततःthen/from there

अहम्I

समनुज्ञाताhaving been permitted/allowed

तेनby him

पित्राby (your) father

चand

तेto you/for you

अनघO sinless one

तवyour

अन्तिकम्near presence/proximity

अनुप्राप्ताhaving come/arrived

शुश्रूषितुम्to serve/to attend upon

अरिंदमO subduer of foes

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

the addressee (anagha, ariṃdama—honorifics for the person addressed)

the addressee's father

tena (a previously mentioned male person)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds dharma as disciplined obedience and service: one should act with permission from rightful authorities (elders/guardians) and approach another with humility, intending to serve rather than to assert oneself.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker reports that, after receiving leave from a previously mentioned person and from the addressee’s father, they have come to the addressee’s presence with the expressed purpose of attending upon and serving them.