Shloka 13

Bhīmasena’s Himalayan Hunt and Seizure by the Ajagara (भीमसेनस्य अजगरग्रहणम्)

Devanagari script

दिष्ट्या च लोकपालैस्त्वं समेतो भरतर्षभ दिष्ट्या वर्धामहे पार्थ दिष्ट्यासि पुनरागत:,भरतश्रेष्ठ] समस्त लोकपालोंके साथ तुम्हारी भेंट हुई, यह भी हमारे लिये सौभाग्यका सूचक है। हमारा अहोभाग्य है कि हम उन्नतिके पथपर अग्रसर हो रहे हैं। अर्जुन! हमारे भाग्यसे ही तुम पुनः हमारे पास लौट आये

Transliteration

Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: diṣṭyā ca lokapālaiḥ tvaṃ sameto bharatarṣabha, diṣṭyā vardhāmahe pārtha, diṣṭyā asi punar āgataḥ.

Translation

坚战说道：“噢婆罗多族之雄牛啊，你得见诸世界的护持者（Lokapāla），实为大吉。又大吉者：我们正迈向兴盛与强盛之途。噢帕尔塔，赖于善缘，你又一次回到了我们身边。”

Word by Word

• {'yudhiṣṭhira uvāca': 'Yudhiṣṭhira said', 'diṣṭyā': 'by good fortune

• thankfully', 'lokapālaiḥ': 'with the Lokapālas, the world-guardians (divine regents)', 'tvam': 'you', 'sametaḥ': 'met

• come together with', 'bharatarṣabha': 'bull among the Bharatas

• best of the Bharata lineage (honorific)', 'vardhāmahe': 'we grow

• we advance', 'pārtha': 'son of Pṛthā

• Arjuna (vocative)', 'asi': 'you are', 'punar': 'again', 'āgataḥ': 'returned

Speaker

युधिछ्िर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Arjuna (Pārtha)
• Lokapālas (guardians of the worlds)
• Bharata lineage (Bharatarṣabha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes gratitude and auspicious recognition: success and progress are to be received with humility, acknowledging favorable destiny and divine support, while valuing reunion and solidarity among those committed to dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira welcomes Arjuna back and expresses relief and joy. He notes as a sign of good fortune that Arjuna has encountered the Lokapālas, and he interprets Arjuna’s safe return as an auspicious turning point for the Pāṇḍavas’ strength and prospects.