Shloka 4

इन्द्रस्य पाण्डवैः समागमः

Indra’s Meeting with the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

तत: सम्प्राप्य शैलाग्रं वीक्षमाणा महारथा: । ददृशुस्ते महेष्वासा भीमसेनमरिंदमा:,तदनन्तर शत्रुओंका दमन करनेवाले वे महाधनुर्धर एवं महारथी वीर उस पर्वतके शिखरपर पहुँचकर जब इधर-उधर दृष्टिपात करने लगे, तब उन्हें भीमसेन दिखायी दिये

Transliteration

tataḥ samprāpya śailāgraṃ vīkṣamāṇā mahārathāḥ | dadṛśus te maheṣvāsā bhīmasenam ariṃdamāḥ ||

Translation

Rồi khi lên tới đỉnh núi, những dũng sĩ đại xa ấy—các cung thủ hùng mạnh, kẻ khuất phục quân thù—đảo mắt nhìn khắp bốn phương, và tại đó họ trông thấy Bhīmasena.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)

• सम्प्राप्य: having reached/attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु: आप्)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), indeclinable; prior action to main verb

• शैलाग्रम्: the mountain-top/summit
• शैलाग्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल + अग्र
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• वीक्षमाणाः: looking around, observing
• वीक्षमाणाः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ईक्ष् (धातु: ईक्ष्) → वीक्षमाण
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), masculine, nominative, plural

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + रथ
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• ददृशुः: they saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु: दृश्)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, plural, parasmaipada

• ते: those (they)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• महेष्वासाः: great bowmen
• महेष्वासाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + इष्वास
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• भीमसेनम्: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• अरिंदमाः: foe-subduers
• अरिंदमाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरि + दम
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīmasena
• śaila (mountain)
• śailāgra (mountain summit)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that true martial strength is paired with vigilance and discernment: the heroes first survey their surroundings from a vantage point and only then identify their objective (Bhīmasena), suggesting purposeful action guided by awareness.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group of elite warriors reaches a mountain peak, scans the area, and spots Bhīmasena. The narration (by Vaiśampāyana) marks a moment of recognition and convergence in the episode.