Shloka 9

अध्याय १८४ — भैक्षविभागः, शयनविधानम्, धृष्टद्युम्नस्य निवेदनम्

Alms Distribution, Night Lodging, and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Report

Devanagari script

सो<न्वेषमाण: कौन्तेयं पाउ्चाल्यो जनमेजय । दृढ धनुरनानम्यं कारयामास भारत,भरतवंशी जनमेजय! पांचालनरेशने कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुनको खोज निकालनेकी इच्छासे एक ऐसा दृढ़ धनुष बनवाया, जिसे दूसरा कोई झुका भी न सके

Transliteration

so 'nveṣamāṇaḥ kaunteyaṃ pāñcālyo janamejaya | dṛḍhaṃ dhanur anānamyaṃ kārayāmāsa bhārata ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：噢，阇那美阇耶，般遮罗王为寻得昆蒂之子阿周那，命人打造一张坚硬无比的弓，强韧到旁人连弯一弯都不能。

Word by Word

सःhe

अन्वेषमाणःseeking

कौन्तेयम्Kunti's son (Arjuna)

पाञ्चाल्यःthe Panchala king (Drupada)

जनमेजयO Janamejaya

दृढम्firm, strong

धनुःbow

अनानम्यम्unbendable (not bendable by others)

कारयामासcaused (it) to be made / had (it) made

भारतO Bharata

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Kaunteya (Arjuna)

Pāñcālya (Drupada, king of Pāñcāla)

Bow (dhanus)

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?

Legitimate recognition is tied to demonstrated excellence and fitness for duty: the unbendable bow functions as an ethical filter, ensuring that the chosen hero is revealed through capability, not mere assertion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Drupada, king of Pāñcāla, wants to locate Arjuna and therefore commissions an exceptionally strong bow—one that others cannot even bend—setting up a test by which Arjuna can be identified.