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Shloka 12

समुद्रदर्शनं दैत्यपुरोपगमनं च

Ocean Vision and Approach to the Daitya City

विप्रर्षभाणामुपविश्य मध्ये सर्व यथावत्‌ कथयांबभूव । एवं मयास्त्राण्युपशिक्षितानि शक्राच्च वाताच्च शिवाच्च साक्षात्‌,तदनन्तर उन कुरुश्रेष्ठ पाण्डवों तथा सूर्य और अग्निके समान तेजस्वी ब्रह्मर्षियोंके बीचमें बैठकर अर्जुनने अपना सब समाचार यथावत्‌ रूपसे कह सुनाया। “मैंने अमुक प्रकारसे इन्द्र, वायु और साक्षात्‌ शिवसे दिव्यास्त्रोंकी शिक्षा प्राप्त की है

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

viprarṣabhāṇām upaviśya madhye sarvaṃ yathāvat kathayāṃ babhūva |

evaṃ mayā astrāṇy upaśikṣitāni śakrāc ca vātāc ca śivāc ca sākṣāt ||

毗湿摩耶那说道:阿周那端坐于那些雄健如牛的婆罗门圣贤之中,将一切经过如实详述。他宣言道:“正是如此,我已依正法受教于诸神兵——亲从释迦(因陀罗)、从伐多(风神),并从湿婆自身而得其传授。”

विप्रर्षभाणाम्of the best of Brahmins
विप्रर्षभाणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र-ऋषभ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
उपविश्यhaving sat down
उपविश्य:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootउप-विश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
मध्येin the midst
मध्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमध्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
सर्वम्everything
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
यथावत्properly; as it was
यथावत्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथावत्
कथयाम्he told; he narrated
कथयाम्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकथय् (कथ् caus.)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
बभूवbecame; came to be (i.e., proceeded)
बभूव:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
एवम्thus; in this manner
एवम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormInstrumental, Singular
अस्त्राणिweapons (divine missiles)
अस्त्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
उपशिक्षितानिtaught/learned (trained in)
उपशिक्षितानि:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootउप-शिक्ष्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
शक्रात्from Indra
शक्रात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootशक्र
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वातात्from Vayu (Wind-god)
वातात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootवात
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
शिवात्from Shiva
शिवात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootशिव
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
साक्षात्directly; in person
साक्षात्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाक्षात्
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अनन्तरम्after that; thereafter
अनन्तरम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनन्तर

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
A
Arjuna
B
Brahmarṣis (eminent Brahmin sages)
Ś
Śakra (Indra)
V
Vāta (Vāyu, Wind-god)
Ś
Śiva
D
Divyāstras (divine weapons)

Educational Q&A

Power (especially divine weapon-knowledge) should be acquired through legitimate instruction and then handled with transparency and humility before the wise; Arjuna reports his attainments accurately among Brahmarṣis, modeling accountability rather than pride.

Arjuna sits among eminent sages and recounts his recent experiences in proper sequence, stating that he has been trained in divine weapons directly by Indra, Vāyu, and Śiva.