Shloka 36

धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः

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

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच तां तथा ब्रुव्तीं श्रुत्वा भृश॑ लज्जा5<वृतोडर्जुन: । उवाच कर्णाो हस्ताभ्यां पिधाय त्रिदशालये,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! स्वर्गलोकमें उर्वशीकी यह बात सुनकर अर्जुन अत्यन्त लज्जासे गड़ गये और हाथोंसे दोनों कान मूँदकर बोले--

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tāṃ tathā bruvantīṃ śrutvā bhṛśaṃ lajjā-vṛto 'rjunaḥ | uvāca karṇau hastābhyāṃ pidhāya tridaśālaye ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。ウルヴァシーがそのように語るのを聞くや、アルジュナは激しい羞恥に打たれた。神々の住まいにおいて、彼は両手で耳をふさぎ、こう言った—

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

ताम्her

तथाthus, in that manner

ब्रुवतीम्speaking

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

भृशम्exceedingly, greatly

लज्जाwith shame

आवृतःcovered, overcome

अर्जुनःArjuna

उवाचsaid

कर्णौboth ears

हस्ताभ्याम्with (his) two hands

पिधायhaving covered/closed

त्रिदशालयेin the abode of the thirty gods (heaven)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Urvaśī

Arjuna

Tridaśālaya (Svarga, heaven)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights lajjā (moral modesty) and saṃyama (self-restraint): even amid celestial allure, Arjuna maintains propriety and refuses to indulge in speech or proposals he deems improper, modeling ethical discipline as part of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Svarga, after hearing Urvaśī’s words, Arjuna becomes deeply embarrassed. He covers his ears with both hands and then speaks, a dramatic gesture showing discomfort and rejection of what he has just heard.