Shloka 6

Traigarta Attempt to Seize the Aśvamedha Horse; Arjuna’s Restraint and Tactical Victory

Devanagari script

तथैवारस्यर्त्विज: सर्वे तुल्यवेषा विशाम्पते । बभूवुरर्जुनश्वापि प्रदीप्त इव पावक:

Transliteration

tathaivārasyartvijaḥ sarve tulyaveṣā viśāmpate | babhūvur arjunaś cāpi pradīpta iva pāvakaḥ ||

Translation

ପ୍ରଜାନାଥ! ସେହିପରି ରାଜାଙ୍କ ସମସ୍ତ ଋତ୍ୱିଜମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ତାଙ୍କ ସମାନ ବେଶଭୂଷା ଧାରଣ କରି ଶୋଭିତ ହେଲେ। ଅର୍ଜୁନ ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଜ୍ୱଳିତ ଅଗ୍ନି ପରି ଦୀପ୍ତିମାନ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अस्य: of him / of this (king)
• अस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• ऋत्विजः: priests (officiants)
• ऋत्विजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत्विज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तुल्यवेषाः: wearing similar attire
• तुल्यवेषाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्यवेष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विशाम्: of the people/subjects
• विशाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• पते: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• बभूवुः: became / were
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• प्रदीप्तः: blazing, radiant
• प्रदीप्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रदीप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like, as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• पावकः: fire
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna
• ṛtvijas (sacrificial priests)
• king (viśāmpati)
• fire (pāvaka/Agni)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic order in a royal sacrifice: coordinated conduct and appearance among the officiants symbolizes disciplined participation in sacred duty, while Arjuna’s fiery radiance represents heroic power subordinated to righteous, communal purpose.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the Aśvamedha-related proceedings, the king’s priests are described as splendid and uniformly dressed like the king, and Arjuna is portrayed as shining intensely, compared to a blazing fire.