Vana Parva Adhyaya 168 Shloka 1 - Mahabharata | Chinese | Vedapath

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Shloka 1

Adhyāya 168: Arjuna’s counters to māyā-rains and the onset of darkness

Nivātakavaca engagement

Devanagari script

/ (दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका १ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल १८ श्लोक हैं) हि >> [हुक माप आप८ सप्तषष्ट्यांधेकशततमो< ध्याय: अर्जुनके द्वारा अपनी तपस्या-यात्राके वृत्तान्तका वर्णन

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | yathāgataṃ gate śakre bhrātṛbhiḥ saha saṅgataḥ | kṛṣṇayā caiva bībhatsur dharmaputram apūjayat ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：当释迦（因陀罗）如其来时一般离去之后，阿周那——与诸兄弟及德罗帕蒂重聚——便恭敬礼拜达摩之子、坚战者（由提施提罗）。

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

यथागतम्as it happened / accordingly

गतेwhen (he) had gone

शक्रेIndra (Śakra)

भ्रातृभिःwith (his) brothers

सहtogether with

सङ्गतःhaving joined / having come together

कृष्णयाwith Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

चand

एवindeed / also

बीभत्सुःBhībhatsu (Arjuna)

धर्मपुत्रम्Dharma’s son (Yudhiṣṭhira)

अपूपजयत्honoured / paid respects to

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Śakra (Indra)

Arjuna (Bībhatsu)

Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmaputra)

Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā)

the Pāṇḍava brothers

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?

Even after receiving divine attention or achieving personal success, dharma requires humility and proper conduct—returning to one’s community, honoring rightful leadership, and maintaining fraternal harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Indra leaves, Arjuna reunites with his brothers and Draupadī and then respectfully salutes and honors Yudhiṣṭhira, marking a transition back from the divine episode to the family’s shared course of action.