Shloka 58

निवातकवचवधः — Arjuna’s Neutralization of the Nivātakavacas

Vajra-astra deployment

Devanagari script

स च गान्धर्वमखिलं ग्राहयामास मां नृप । तत्राहमवसं राजन गृहीतास्त्र: सुपूजित:

Transliteration

sa ca gāndharvam akhilaṁ grāhayāmāsa māṁ nṛpa | tatrāham avasaṁ rājan gṛhītāstraḥ supūjitaḥ ||

Translation

Và người ấy đã dạy ta toàn bộ khoa học của các Gandharva, hỡi đại vương. Tại đó ta sống một thời gian, hỡi bậc quân vương, đã thọ nhận các thần khí và được tôn kính trọng hậu.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• गान्धर्वम्: Gāndharva (celestial) lore/skill (music/knowledge)
• गान्धर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्धर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अखिलम्: entire, complete
• अखिलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ग्राहयामास: caused (me) to learn / taught
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, Yes

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• नृप: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• अवसम्: lived, stayed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Imperfect, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• गृहीतास्त्रः: having acquired weapons (trained in arms)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गृहीत-अस्त्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुपूजितः: well-honoured, highly respected
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-पूजित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• King (addressed: nṛpa/rājan)
• Gandharva-lore (gāndharvam)
• Divine weapons (astra)