Shloka 3
अर्जुन–उलूपीसंवादः
Arjuna and Ulūpī: Explanation of Śānti and the Maṇipūra Resolution
Devanagari script
तमभ्याशगतं दृष्टवा सहदेवात्मज: प्रभो | क्षत्रधमें स्थितो वीर: समरायाजुहाव ह
Transliteration
tam abhyāśagataṃ dṛṣṭvā sahadevātmajaḥ prabho | kṣatradharme sthito vīraḥ samarāyājuhāva ha ||
Translation
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。アルジュナが自らの都に近づくのを見て、サハデーヴァの子メーガサンディ王は、クシャトリヤのダルマに堅く立つ勇者として、正式に戦いを挑んだ。
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अभ्याशगतम्come near, approached
अभ्याशगतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअभ्याशगत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
सहदेवात्मजःSahadeva's son
सहदेवात्मजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसहदेव-आत्मज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रभोO lord
प्रभो:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
क्षत्रधर्मेin kshatriya-duty
क्षत्रधर्मे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्रधर्म
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
स्थितःstanding, abiding
स्थितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्था
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वीरःthe hero
वीरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समरायfor battle
समराय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
आजुहावchallenged, called
आजुहाव:
TypeVerb
Rootह्वा
FormPerfect, 3, Singular
हindeed
ह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह
प्रभोO lord
प्रभो:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaA
ArjunaM
MeghasandhiS
SahadevaC
city (nagara)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds kṣatriya-dharma: a warrior-king is expected to uphold honor and duty by meeting an approaching rival with an open, formal challenge rather than avoidance or deceit.
As Arjuna nears the city during the Aśvamedha-related campaign, King Meghasandhi (Sahadeva’s son) sees him and summons him to battle, initiating a confrontation.