Shloka 8
Adhyāya 168: Arjuna’s counters to māyā-rains and the onset of darkness
Nivātakavaca engagement
यच्चापि वज्पाणेस्तु प्रियं कृतमरिंदम । एतदाख्याहि मे सर्वमखिलेन धनंजय
yaccāpi vajrapāṇes tu priyaṁ kṛtam arindama | etad ākhyāhi me sarvam akhilena dhanañjaya ||
اور اے ارِندم دھننجے! بجلی کے ہتھیار والے اندر کے لیے تم نے جو پسندیدہ کارنامہ انجام دیا، وہ بھی مجھے پورے طور پر بتاؤ؛ میں سارا حال تفصیل سے سننا چاہتا ہوں۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical value of truthful, complete narration and the recognition that heroic action gains meaning when aligned with higher purpose—here, a deed that earns divine approval and is worth recounting in full.
Vaiśampāyana prompts Arjuna (addressed as Dhanañjaya, ‘crusher of foes’) to recount in detail the specific act he performed that pleased Indra, the thunderbolt-wielder, setting up a fuller description of Arjuna’s divine encounters and accomplishments.