Shloka 4

सहदेव-दक्षिण-दिग्विजयः — Sahadeva’s Southern Conquest and the Māhiṣmatī–Agni Encounter

Devanagari script

तांस्तु सान्त्वेन निर्जित्य मानसं सर उत्तमम्‌ | ऋषिकुलल्‍्यास्तथा सर्वा ददर्श कुरुनन्दन:

Transliteration

tāṁs tu sāntvena nirjitya mānasaṁ sara uttamam | ṛṣikulīyās tathā sarvā dadarśa kurunandanaḥ ||

Translation

କିନ୍ତୁ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ବଳରେ ନୁହେଁ, ସାନ୍ତ୍ୱନା-ନୀତିରେ ବଶ କରି କୁରୁନନ୍ଦନ ଅର୍ଜୁନ ପରମ ଉତ୍ତମ ମାନସ ସରୋବରକୁ ଗଲେ ଏବଂ ସେଠାରେ ସମସ୍ତ ଋଷିକୁଲ୍ୟାମାନଙ୍କୁ ଦର୍ଶନ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• सान्त्वेन: by conciliation/soothing words
• सान्त्वेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्त्व
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• निर्जित्य: having subdued/overcome
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√जि
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• मानसम्: Manasa (name of the lake)
• मानसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सरः: lake
• सरः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उत्तमम्: excellent, best
• उत्तमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ऋषिकुल्याः: streams/canals named after sages
• ऋषिकुल्याः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषिकुल्या
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• तथा: thus/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• ददर्श: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कुरुनन्दनः: the delight of the Kurus (Arjuna)
• कुरुनन्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुनन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Arjuna (Kurunandana)
• Mānasarovara (Mānasa-saras)
• Ṛṣis (seer lineages)
• Sacred springs/water-sources (ṛṣikulīyāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical victory through sāntva (conciliatory speech and calming counsel): true mastery is shown by bringing conflict under control without violence, and by approaching sacred places with reverence and restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

After pacifying certain beings/guards (here referred to as 'them') through conciliation, Arjuna proceeds to the sacred lake Mānasarovara and visits the revered water-sources associated with ṛṣi lineages, marking a stage of his journey through holy regions.