Shloka 1436

इन्द्रस्य पाण्डवैः समागमः

Indra’s Meeting with the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

सहिता: प्रत्यपद्यन्त कुबेरसदन प्रति । उधर भीमसेनकी मारसे बचे हुए राक्षस एक साथ हो कुबेरके भवनमें गये

Transliteration

sahitāḥ pratyapadyanta kuberasadana prati |

Translation

ഭീമസേനന്റെ പ്രഹാരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് രക്ഷപ്പെട്ട രാക്ഷസർ എല്ലാവരും ഒന്നിച്ചു കൂടി കുബേരന്റെ ഭവനത്തേക്കു പിൻവാങ്ങി।

Word by Word

• सहिताः: together, united
• सहिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रत्यपद्यन्त: they went/returned (towards), resorted to
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-√पद्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural, Atmanepada

• कुबेरसदनम्: Kubera's abode/house
• कुबेरसदनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर-सदन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīmasena
• Rākṣasas
• Kubera
• Kubera-sadana (Kubera’s abode)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When adharma-driven aggression meets steadfast strength aligned with dharma, it breaks; the defeated then seek shelter under a higher authority, showing the moral arc from violence to accountability and refuge.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being struck down by Bhīmasena, the surviving rākṣasas regroup and retreat together toward Kubera’s residence, indicating their flight from immediate danger and their attempt to find protection.