Shloka 37

Virāṭa’s Conciliation and Uttara’s Account of the Unseen Champion

Bṛhannadā/Arjuna

Devanagari script

त॑ दृष्टवा परमप्रीतो गन्धर्वश्षित्रमद्भुतम्‌ । शशंस देवराजाय चित्रसेन: प्रतापवान्‌

Transliteration

taṁ dṛṣṭvā paramaprīto gandharvaś citram adbhutam | śaśaṁsa devarājāya citrasenaḥ pratāpavān ||

Translation

Thấy cảnh tượng kỳ diệu và khác thường ấy, Gandharva Citrāsena tràn đầy hoan hỷ. Vị dũng mãnh ấy liền tâu trình lên vua của chư thiên, Indra, coi điều mình chứng kiến là việc đáng được thần giới lưu tâm.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (him/it)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• परमप्रीतः: extremely delighted
• परमप्रीतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमप्रीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गन्धर्वः: the Gandharva
• गन्धर्वः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चित्रम्: wonderful, marvelous
• चित्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अद्भुतम्: astonishing
• अद्भुतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शशंस: he reported/told
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• देवराजाय: to the king of the gods (Indra)
• देवराजाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवराज
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• चित्रसेनः: Chitrasena
• चित्रसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रतापवान्: mighty, valorous
• प्रतापवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Citrāsena
• Indra (Devarāja)
• Gandharvas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights discernment and responsibility in communication: when something truly extraordinary occurs, it is to be conveyed to the proper authority (here, Indra) with clarity and due weight, rather than being treated casually.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Gandharva Citrāsena, delighted after witnessing an astonishing event, goes on to inform Indra (the king of the gods) about it.