Shloka 3

Arjuna Honored in Indra’s Court; Lomāśa’s Audience; Indra’s Disclosure of Lineage and Mission

Book 3, Chapter 45

Devanagari script

यथार्चितो गृहीतास्त्रो विद्यया मन्नियोगत: । तथा त्वया विधाततयं स्त्रीषु संगविशारद:,/ !/ +कि ५ // 4 (४ गा 'जैसे अस्त्रविद्या सीख लेनेके पश्चात्‌ अर्जुनको मेरी आज्ञासे तुमने संगीतविद्याद्वारा सम्मानित किया है, उसी प्रकार वे स्त्रीसंगविशारद हो सकें, ऐसा प्रयत्न करो”

Translation

“Assim como, por minha ordem, tu o honraste com a ciência da música depois que ele recebeu as armas e aprendeu a arte das armas, do mesmo modo, tu—versado no convívio com as mulheres—trata de fazê-lo tornar-se hábil nesse trato.”

Word by Word

यथाjust as

अर्चितःhonoured

गृहीतhaving received/learned

अस्त्रःweapon (as a weapon/weaponry)

विद्ययाby/through knowledge (learning)

मत्from me / by me (as source/authority)

नियोगतःfrom the command/appointment

तथाso/in the same way

त्वयाby you

विधातव्यम्is to be done/should be arranged

स्त्रीषुamong women / with women

सङ्गassociation/companionship

विशारदःskilled/expert

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes