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Shloka 266

विस्मयं परमं जग्मुस्ततस्ते वसुधाधिपा: । इन्द्रके समान पराक्रमी अर्जुनके उस अद्भुत कर्मसे वहाँ बैठे हुए समस्त भूपाल बड़े विस्मयको प्राप्त हुए

vismayaṃ paramaṃ jagmustatas te vasudhādhipāḥ | indreṇa samaparākramī arjunasyādbhuta-karmaṇā tatra niṣaṇṇāḥ sarve bhūpālā mahad vismayaṃ prāpuḥ |

त्यानंतर ते सर्व वसुधाधिपती परम विस्मयास प्राप्त झाले. तेथे बसलेले सर्व भूपाल इंद्रासमान पराक्रमी अर्जुनास पाहून, त्याच्या त्या अद्भुत कर्मामुळे अत्यंत आश्चर्यचकित झाले.

विस्मयम्astonishment, wonder
विस्मयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविस्मय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
परम्supreme, great
परम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
जग्मुःwent; attained
जग्मुः:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
तेthey, those
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वसुधा-अधिपाःlords of the earth; kings
वसुधा-अधिपाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवसुधाधिप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
A
Arjuna
I
Indra
V
vasudhādhipāḥ (kings)
B
bhūpālāḥ (rulers)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the ethical weight of recognized excellence: even amid conflict, true prowess and extraordinary action command acknowledgment. It reflects the kṣatriya ideal where skill and courage, when unmistakably displayed, evoke awe and shape collective judgment.

Sañjaya reports that the assembled kings, witnessing Arjuna’s remarkable feat, are overwhelmed with amazement. Arjuna is explicitly compared to Indra in valor, emphasizing the scale of what the onlookers have just seen.