Shloka 42

इन्द्रस्य पाण्डवैः समागमः

Indra’s Meeting with the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

आददानं शितान्‌ बाणान्‌ योद्धुकाममवस्थितम्‌ | दृष्टवा भीम॑ धर्मसुतमब्रवीन्नरवाहन:,भीमसेन हाथोंमें तीखे बाण लिये उस समय भी युद्धके लिये तैयार खड़े थे। यह देख नरवाहन कुबेरने धर्मपुत्र युधिष्ठिससे कहा--

Transliteration

ādadānaṃ śitān bāṇān yoddhukāmam avasthitam | dṛṣṭvā bhīmaṃ dharmasutaṃ abravīn naravāhanaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Thấy Bhīma đứng sẵn cho chiến trận, tay nắm những mũi tên sắc bén với ý muốn giao chiến, Naravāhana (Kubera) liền ngỏ lời với Dharmasuta Yudhiṣṭhira—báo hiệu khoảnh khắc phải cân nhắc sự tự chế theo chính pháp trước thôi thúc dùng bạo lực.

Word by Word

• आददानम्: taking, holding (in hand)
• आददानम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शितान्: sharp
• शितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बाणान्: arrows
• बाणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• योद्धु-कामम्: desirous to fight
• योद्धु-कामम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योद्धु (तुमुनन्त) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवस्थितम्: standing, stationed
• अवस्थितम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (भूतकृदन्त), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (अव्यय कृदन्त)

• भीमम्: Bhima
• भीमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धर्म-सुतम्: the son of Dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्म-सुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular

• नर-वाहनः: he whose vehicle is men (Naravāhana; Kubera)
• नर-वाहनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + वाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmasuta)
• Kubera (Naravāhana)
• arrows (bāṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames an ethical tension central to dharma: even when power and readiness for violence are present (Bhīma armed and eager), rightful action requires counsel and discernment—especially for Yudhiṣṭhira, whose identity is tied to dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma stands prepared to fight, holding sharp arrows. Observing this, Kubera—here called Naravāhana—turns to Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmasuta) and begins to speak, indicating an impending instruction or intervention regarding the situation.