Shloka 19

अर्जुनस्य निवातकवचवधाय नियोगः

Arjuna’s commissioning for the Nivātakavacas

Devanagari script

यमस्य धातु: सवितुस्त्वष्ट्वै श्रवणस्य च । तानि प्राप्प सहस्राक्षादभिवाद्य शतक्रतुम्‌

Transliteration

yamasya dhātuḥ savitustvaṣṭvai śravaṇasya ca | tāni prāpya sahasrākṣād abhivādya śatakratum ||

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను—సహస్రాక్షుడు (ఇంద్రుడు) ఇచ్చిన ఆ వరములను పొందిన తరువాత, శతక్రతువుకు విధివిధానంగా నమస్కరించి, యముడు, ధాత, సవిత, త్వష్ట, శ్రవణుడు (కుబేరుడు) వారికి నియమితమైన భాగములనూ క్రమంగా స్వీకరించాడు.

Word by Word

• यमस्य: of Yama
• यमस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• धातुः: the supporter/element; (here) a constituent
• धातुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सवितुः: of Savitṛ (the Sun-god)
• सवितुः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवितृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• त्वष्ट्वै: to/for Tvaṣṭṛ
• त्वष्ट्वै: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• श्रवणस्य: of Śravaṇa
• श्रवणस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• तानि: those (things)
• तानि: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• प्राप्य: having obtained/reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• सहस्राक्षात्: from Sahasrākṣa (Indra, 'thousand-eyed')
• सहस्राक्षात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्राक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अभिवाद्य: having saluted/greeted
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + वद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• शतक्रतुम्: Śatakratu (Indra, 'of a hundred rites')
• शतक्रतुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतक्रतु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yama
• Savitṛ
• Tvaṣṭṛ
• Śravaṇa (Vaiśravaṇa/Kubera)
• Sahasrākṣa (Indra)
• Śatakratu (Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power and endowments are portrayed as legitimate when received through proper channels—divine sanction, rightful allotment, and respectful homage—reflecting the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on dharma as ordered authority rather than mere force.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator states that the recipient (implied from context) obtains certain allotted powers/boons associated with deities like Yama, Savitṛ, Tvaṣṭṛ, and Śravaṇa, after receiving them from Indra (Sahasrākṣa/Śatakratu) and paying him due respect.