Shloka 1

अर्जुनस्य निवातकवचवधाय नियोगः

Arjuna’s commissioning for the Nivātakavacas

Devanagari script

/ हि >> न [हुक है 7 चतुःषष्ट्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय: पाण्डवोंकी अर्जुनके लिये उत्कण्ठा और अर्जुनका आगमन वैशम्पायन उवाच तस्मिन्‌ नगेन्‍्द्रे वसतां तु तेषां महात्मनां सद्व्र॒तमास्थितानाम्‌ | रति: प्रमोदश्च॒ बभूव तेषा- माकाड्क्षतां दर्शनमर्जुनस्य,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! उस पर्वतराज गन्धमादनपर उत्तम व्रतका आश्रय ले निवास करते हुए अर्जुनके दर्शनकी इच्छा रखनेवाले महामना पाण्डवोंके मनमें अत्यन्त प्रेम और आनन्दका प्रादुर्भाव हुआ

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tasmin nagendre vasatāṃ tu teṣāṃ mahātmanāṃ sadvratam āsthitānām | ratiḥ pramodaś ca babhūva teṣām ākāṅkṣatāṃ darśanam arjunasya ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Khi những Pāṇḍava đại hồn ấy cư ngụ trên núi chúa Gandhamādana, kiên trì giữ gìn các thệ nguyện cao quý, thì trong lòng họ dâng lên tình thâm và niềm hoan hỷ, bởi họ khắc khoải mong được thấy Arjuna.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• नगेन्द्रे: on the king of mountains
• नगेन्द्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वसताम्: of (those) dwelling
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तु: indeed/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• महात्मनाम्: of the great-souled ones
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सद्व्रतम्: good vow/holy observance
• सद्व्रतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्व्रत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आस्थितानाम्: of (those) having undertaken/observing
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• रतिः: affection/delight
• रतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रमोदः: joy
• प्रमोदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमोद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• बभूव: arose/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तेषाम्: for them/of them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• आकाङ्क्षताम्: of (those) desiring
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-काङ्क्ष्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• दर्शनम्: seeing/sight
• दर्शनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अर्जुनस्य: of Arjuna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna
• Pāṇḍavas
• Gandhamādana (mountain)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid exile, dharma is sustained through steadfast vows and mutual loyalty. The verse highlights that righteous discipline (sad-vrata) does not dry up the heart; it can coexist with—and even deepen—love, hope, and joy rooted in family duty and shared purpose.

What is happening in the narrative?

The Pāṇḍavas are living on the Gandhamādana mountain, observing noble vows. As they await Arjuna and yearn for his return, a surge of affection and happiness arises in them at the prospect of seeing him.