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Shloka 8

Adhyāya 168: Arjuna’s counters to māyā-rains and the onset of darkness

Nivātakavaca engagement

यच्चापि वज्पाणेस्तु प्रियं कृतमरिंदम । एतदाख्याहि मे सर्वमखिलेन धनंजय,“महातेजस्वी वीर! मैं ये सब बातें विस्तारपूर्वक सुनना चाहता हूँ। शत्रुओंका दमन करनेवाले निष्पाप अर्जुन! जिस प्रकार तुम्हारे ऊपर महादेवजी तथा देवराज इन्द्र संतुष्ट हुए और वज्रधारी इन्द्रका जो प्रिय कार्य तुमने सम्पन्न किया है, वह सब पूर्णरूपसे बताओ

yaccāpi vajrapāṇes tu priyaṁ kṛtam arindama | etad ākhyāhi me sarvam akhilena dhanañjaya ||

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「敵を屈する者ダナンジャヤよ、金剛(ヴァジュラ)を携えるインドラのために汝が成し遂げた、喜ばしき行いを、余すところなく詳しく語れ。私はその全ての次第を完全に聞きたいのだ。」

यत्whatever/that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
वज्रपाणेःof the thunderbolt-handed (Indra)
वज्रपाणेः:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootवज्रपाणि
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
प्रियम्dear/pleasing (thing)
प्रियम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
कृतम्done/performed
कृतम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, passive/resultative
अरिंदमO subduer of foes
अरिंदम:
TypeNoun
Rootअरिंदम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आख्याहिtell/relate
आख्याहि:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-ख्या
FormLoṭ (imperative), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
मेto me/for me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Dative/Genitive, Singular
सर्वम्all
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अखिलेनcompletely/in full (lit. with the whole)
अखिलेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअखिल
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
धनंजयO Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
धनंजय:
TypeNoun
Rootधनंजय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
I
Indra (Vajrapāṇi)
A
Arjuna (Dhanañjaya)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the ethical value of truthful, complete narration and the recognition that heroic action gains meaning when aligned with higher purpose—here, a deed that earns divine approval and is worth recounting in full.

Vaiśampāyana prompts Arjuna (addressed as Dhanañjaya, ‘crusher of foes’) to recount in detail the specific act he performed that pleased Indra, the thunderbolt-wielder, setting up a fuller description of Arjuna’s divine encounters and accomplishments.