Shloka 5

Āraṇyaka-parva Adhyāya 44 — Arjuna’s Entry into Nandana and Audience with Indra

Devanagari script

गृहीतास्त्रस्तु कौन्तेयो भ्रातृून्‌ सस्मार पाण्डव: । पुरन्दरनियोगाच्च पञठ्चाब्दानवसत्‌ सुखी,सब अस्त्रोंकी शिक्षा ग्रहण कर लेनेपर पाण्डुपुत्र पार्थने अपने भाइयोंका स्मरण किया। परंतु पुरन्दरके विशेष अनुरोधसे वे (मानव-गणनाके अनुसार) पाँच वर्षोतक वहाँ सुखपूर्वक ठहरे रहे

Transliteration

gṛhītāstras tu kaunteyo bhrātṝn sasmāra pāṇḍavaḥ | purandara-niyogāc ca pañcābdān avasat sukhī ||

Translation

Khi đã tinh thông các thần khí, người con của Kuntī—Arjuna, bậc Pāṇḍava—chợt nhớ đến các huynh đệ. Nhưng theo lời thỉnh cầu và mệnh lệnh đặc biệt của Purandara (Indra), chàng vẫn an nhiên lưu lại nơi ấy năm năm, tính theo thời gian của loài người.

Word by Word

गृहीतास्त्रःhaving acquired weapons (trained in arms)

तुbut

कौन्तेयःKunti’s son (Arjuna)

भ्रातॄन्brothers

सस्मारremembered

पाण्डवःthe Pandava (Arjuna)

पुरन्दर-नियोगात्due to Indra’s command/request

चand

पञ्चfive

अब्दान्years

अवसत्dwelt, stayed

सुखीhappy, at ease

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna (Kaunteya, Pāṇḍava)

Kuntī

Pāṇḍu

Indra (Purandara)

Arjuna’s brothers (the other Pāṇḍavas)

celestial weapons (astras)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when personal longing arises (Arjuna’s wish to rejoin his brothers), dharma emphasizes disciplined completion of one’s entrusted duty and respectful obedience to a legitimate guide (Indra), especially when the task serves a larger righteous purpose.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna, having completed instruction in divine weapons, thinks of his brothers; however, Indra (Purandara) asks/commands him to stay on, and Arjuna remains there happily for five human years.