Shloka 32

अर्जुनागमनम्

Arjuna’s Arrival and Reunion on the Sacred Mountain

Devanagari script

त॑ मृगेन्द्रमिवायान्तं प्रभिन्नमिव वारणम्‌ | ददृशु: सर्वभूतानि बाणकार्मुकधारिणम्‌,मदवर्षी कुंजर और मृगराजकी भाँति आते हुए धनुष-बाणधारी भीमसेनको उस समय सब भूतोंने देखा

Transliteration

taṁ mṛgendram ivāyāntaṁ prabhinnam iva vāraṇam | dadṛśuḥ sarvabhūtāni bāṇa-kārmuka-dhāriṇam ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：于是，一切众生都看见毗摩塞那走近——如兽中王者之狮，如发情狂怒之巨象——手持弓箭而来。此景昭示：正义之力一旦指向公正之业，便足以令整个世界为之震慑。

Word by Word

तम्him

मृगेन्द्रम्lion (lord of beasts)

इवlike, as

आयान्तम्coming, approaching

प्रभिन्नम्rutting, in musth (lit. split/opened)

इवlike, as

वारणम्elephant

ददृशुःsaw

सर्वभूतानिall beings

बाणकार्मुकधारिणम्bearing arrows and a bow

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīmasena

bow (kārmuka)

arrows (bāṇa)

lion (mṛgendra) (simile)

elephant (vāraṇa/kuñjara) (simile)

all beings (sarvabhūtāni)

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 the ethical dimension of strength: when a powerful warrior acts with rightful intent, his presence inspires awe and signals protection and resolve rather than mere violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīmasena is seen approaching with bow and arrows; his advance is compared to a lion and a rut-maddened elephant, emphasizing his formidable energy and readiness for action.