Shloka 31

Devanagari script

शीघ्रमेव गुडाकेश: कृतास्त्र: पुनरेष्यति । साक्षान्मघवता सृष्ट: सम्प्राप्स्यति धनंजय:,“निद्राविजयी अर्जुन अस्त्रविद्या सीखकर साक्षात्‌ इन्द्रके भेजनेपर शीघ्र ही यहाँ आवेंगे और तुम सब लोगोंसे मिलेंगे”

Transliteration

śīghram eva guḍākeśaḥ kṛtāstraḥ punar eṣyati | sākṣān maghavatā sṛṣṭaḥ samprāpsyati dhanañjayaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: “Guḍākeśa (Arjuna), tendo dominado as armas celestes, voltará muito em breve. Dhanañjaya, enviado diretamente pelo próprio Maghavat (Indra), retornará aqui e se reunirá com todos vós.”

Word by Word

शीघ्रम्quickly

एवindeed/just

गुडाकेशःGudakesha (Arjuna; conqueror of sleep)

कृतास्त्रःhaving mastered weapons (trained in astras)

पुनःagain/back

एष्यतिwill come/return

साक्षात्directly/in person

मघवताby Maghavat (Indra)

सृष्टःsent/dispatched (lit. created/let go)

सम्प्राप्स्यतिwill reach/attain

धनंजयःDhananjaya (Arjuna)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Guḍākeśa (Arjuna)

Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Maghavat (Indra)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steady discipline and rightful preparation are affirmed: Arjuna’s self-mastery (Guḍākeśa) and training in higher weapons are portrayed as dharmic readiness, supported by divine sanction (Indra), for a just cause.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reassures the listeners that Arjuna, having completed his acquisition of astras, has been dispatched by Indra and will soon return to rejoin his companions.