Shloka 33
Arjuna’s Himalayan Departure and the Commencement of Severe Tapas
Janamejaya’s Inquiry; Sages Approach Śiva
Devanagari script
ततो हृष्टेन मनसा प्रतिजग्राह सायकान् | भूयो भूय इति प्राह मन्दमन्देत्युवाच ह
Transliteration
tato hṛṣṭena manasā pratijagrāha sāyakān | bhūyo bhūya iti prāha mandamandetyuvāca ha
Translation
随后他心中欢喜，竟将那些箭尽数接下；一遍又一遍说道：“再来！再来！”又不住地道：“轻些，轻些。”
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereupon
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')
हृष्टेनwith delighted (mind)
हृष्टेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootहृष्ट
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
मनसाwith the mind
मनसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
प्रतिजग्राहaccepted, received
प्रतिजग्राह:
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular; with preverb प्रति-
सायकान्arrows
सायकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसायक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
भूयःagain, more
भूयः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूयस्
FormAvyaya (adverb)
भूयःagain, more
भूयः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूयस्
FormAvyaya (adverb)
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
FormAvyaya (quotative particle)
प्राहsaid
प्राह:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
मन्दम्gently, softly
मन्दम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमन्द
FormAvyaya (adverbial accusative: 'gently/softly')
मन्दम्gently, softly
मन्दम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमन्द
FormAvyaya (adverbial accusative: 'gently/softly')
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
FormAvyaya (quotative particle)
उवाचsaid, spoke
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
हindeed, surely (particle)
ह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह
FormAvyaya (emphatic/particle)
Speaker
किरयात उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
kirāta (hunter)S
sāyakāḥ (arrows)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
Even when approving strength or skill, one should pair enthusiasm with restraint: the repeated “more, more” is balanced by “gently, gently,” suggesting disciplined action rather than reckless intensity.
The Kirāta, pleased, receives the arrows and responds with repeated encouragement while simultaneously urging a measured pace, indicating both satisfaction and a controlled, evaluative stance.