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Shloka 1

बभ्रुवाहन-धनंजययोः संग्रामः

Babhruvāhana and Dhanaṃjaya’s engagement at Maṇipūra

Devanagari script

(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका १ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ३३ श्लोक हैं) है ० बक। हक २ >> अष्टसप्ततितमो< ध्याय: अर्जुनका सैन्धवोंके साथ युद्ध और दुःशलाके अनुरोधसे उसकी समाप्ति वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो गाण्डीवभृच्छूरो युद्धाय समुपस्थित: । विबभौ युधि दुर्धर्षो हिमवानचलो यथा

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | tato gāṇḍīvabhṛcchūro yuddhāya samupasthitaḥ | vibhau yudhi durdharṣo himavānacalo yathā ||

Translation

毗湿摩衍那说道：其后，执持甘狄婆弓（Gāṇḍīva）的英雄阿周那挺身备战。战阵之中，他光辉夺目，令敌难以撼动；其立如喜马拉雅山般巍然不移。

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

ततःthen/thereafter

गाण्डीवभृत्the bearer of Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna)

शूरःhero

युद्धायfor battle

समुपस्थितःhaving approached / having stood ready

विबभौshone

युधिin battle

दुर्धर्षःhard to assail / invincible

हिमवान्Himālaya (Himavān)

अचलःmountain

यथाas/like

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna

Gāṇḍīva

Himavān (Himālaya)

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?

The verse highlights steadfastness (acalatā) in the performance of one’s duty: Arjuna’s ethical strength is portrayed as immovable resolve in a righteous conflict, not impulsive violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the preceding events, Arjuna steps forward prepared for battle; he is depicted as radiant and unassailable, standing firm on the battlefield like the Himālaya.