Shloka 22

Ādi-parva, Adhyāya 187: Drupada’s Inquiry and the Dharma Debate on Draupadī’s Marriage

Devanagari script

पुष्पाणि दिव्यानि ववर्ष देव: पार्थस्य मूर्श्नि द्विषतां निहन्तुः,देवतालोग शत्रुहन्ता अर्जुनके मस्तकपर दिव्य फूलोंकी वर्षा करने लगे

Transliteration

puṣpāṇi divyāni vavarṣa devaḥ pārthasya mūrdhni dviṣatāṁ nihantuḥ |

Translation

ครั้นนั้นเทพผู้ปราบศัตรูได้โปรยปรายดอกไม้ทิพย์ลงเหนือเศียรของปารถะ (อรชุน)

Word by Word

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• दिव्यानि: divine, celestial
• दिव्यानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• ववर्ष: rained down, showered
• ववर्ष: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृष्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• देवः: the god (a deity)
• देवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थस्य: of Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मूर्ध्नि: on (his) head
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• द्विषताम्: of the haters, of the enemies
• द्विषताम्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विषत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• निहन्तुः: of the slayer
• निहन्तुः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: निहन्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Deva (unspecified deity)
• Pārtha (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse conveys that true valor gains recognition when it aligns with dharma: divine honors (the shower of celestial flowers) symbolize moral legitimacy and auspicious approval, not merely success in conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that a deity showers heavenly flowers upon Arjuna’s head, publicly honoring him as a conqueror of foes and marking a moment of divine celebration of his prowess.