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तम् उवाच ततः प्रीतः स द्विजः प्रहसन् इव वरम् वृणीष्व भद्रम् ते शक्रः अहम् अरिसूदनtam uvāca tataḥ prītaḥ sa dvijaḥ prahasan iva varam vṛṇīṣva bhadram te śakraḥ aham arisūdanathen that twice-born one, pleased and as if smiling, said to him: 'Choose a boon, blessings upon you; I am Shakra, slayer of foes'
एवम् उक्तः प्रत्युवाच सहस्राक्षम् धनंजयः प्राञ्जलिः प्रणतः भूत्वा शूरः कुरुकुलोद्वहःevam uktaḥ pratyuvāca sahasrākṣam dhanaṃjayaḥ prāñjaliḥ praṇataḥ bhūtvā śūraḥ kurukulodvahaḥthus addressed, Dhananjaya answered the Thousand-Eyed One, having folded his hands and bowed, the hero who exalts the Kuru line
ईप्सितः हि एष मे कामः वरम् च एनम् प्रयच्छ मे त्वत्तः अद्य भगवन् अस्त्रम् कृत्स्नम् इच्छामि वेदितुम्īpsitaḥ hi eṣa me kāmaḥ varam ca enam prayaccha me tvattaḥ adya bhagavan astram kṛtsnam icchāmi veditum'this indeed is my heartfelt desire; grant me this boon: from you, O Bhagavan, I wish this day to learn all the weapons'
प्रत्युवाच महेन्द्रः तम् प्रीतात्मा प्रहसन् इव इह प्राप्तस्य किम् कार्यम् अस्त्रैः तव धनंजय कामान् वृणीष्व लोकान् च प्राप्तः असि परमाम् गतिम्pratyuvāca mahendraḥ tam prītātmā prahasan iva iha prāptasya kim kāryam astraiḥ tava dhanaṃjaya kāmān vṛṇīṣva lokān ca prāptaḥ asi paramām gatimMahendra answered him, pleased at heart and as if smiling: 'What need have you of weapons, having come here, Dhananjaya? Choose desires and worlds — you have attained the highest goal'
एवम् उक्तः प्रत्युवाच सहस्राक्षम् धनंजयः न लोकान् न पुनः कामान् न देवत्वम् कुतः सुखम्evam uktaḥ pratyuvāca sahasrākṣam dhanaṃjayaḥ na lokān na punaḥ kāmān na devatvam kutaḥ sukhamthus addressed, Dhananjaya answered the Thousand-Eyed One: 'Not worlds, nor desires again, nor godhood — whence would happiness come'
न च सर्वामरैश्वर्यम् कामये त्रिदशाधिप भ्रातॄन् तान् विपिने त्यक्त्वा वैरम् अप्रतियात्य च अकीर्तिम् सर्वलोकेषु गच्छेयम् शाश्वतीः समाःna ca sarvāmaraiśvaryam kāmaye tridaśādhipa bhrātṝn tān vipine tyaktvā vairam apratiyātya ca akīrtim sarvalokeṣu gaccheyam śāśvatīḥ samāḥ'nor do I desire dominion over all the immortals, lord of the thirty gods; if I abandoned my brothers in the forest and did not answer the enmity done to them, I would carry disgrace through all worlds for endless years'
एवम् उक्तः प्रत्युवाच वृत्रहा पाण्डुनन्दनम् सान्त्वयन् श्लक्ष्णया वाचा सर्वलोकनमस्कृतःevam uktaḥ pratyuvāca vṛtrahā pāṇḍunandanam sāntvayan ślakṣṇayā vācā sarvalokanamaskṛtaḥthus addressed, the slayer of Vritra answered the son of Pandu, soothing him with gentle words, he who is honored by all the worlds
यदा द्रक्ष्यसि भूतेशम् त्र्यक्षम् शूलधरम् शिवम् तदा दाता अस्मि ते तात दिव्यानि अस्त्राणि सर्वशःyadā drakṣyasi bhūteśam tryakṣam śūladharam śivam tadā dātā asmi te tāta divyāni astrāṇi sarvaśaḥ'when you behold the lord of beings, the three-eyed Shiva who bears the trident, then, my son, I shall give you all the divine weapons'
क्रियताम् दर्शने यत्नः देवस्य परमेष्ठिनः दर्शनात् तस्य कौन्तेय संसिद्धः स्वर्गम् एष्यसिkriyatām darśane yatnaḥ devasya parameṣṭhinaḥ darśanāt tasya kaunteya saṃsiddhaḥ svargam eṣyasi'let effort be made to behold the highest god; from beholding him, Kaunteya, having attained perfection, you shall go to heaven'
इति उक्त्वा फल्गुनम् शक्रः जगाम अदर्शनम् ततः अर्जुनः अपि अथ तत्र एव तस्थौ योगसमन्वितःiti uktvā phalgunam śakraḥ jagāma adarśanam tataḥ arjunaḥ api atha tatra eva tasthau yogasamanvitaḥhaving said this to Phalguna, Shakra vanished; and Arjuna remained there still, united with yoga
प्रहसन्न्prahasannoriginal form "prahasann", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वरंvaraṃoriginal form "varaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भद्रंbhadraṃoriginal form "bhadraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शक्रोśakrooriginal form "śakro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽहम्'hamoriginal form "'ham", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सहस्राक्षंsahasrākṣaṃoriginal form "sahasrākṣaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रणतोpraṇatooriginal form "praṇato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ईप्सितोīpsitooriginal form "īpsito", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ह्य्hyoriginal form "hy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कामोkāmooriginal form "kāmo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वरंvaraṃoriginal form "varaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैनंcainaṃoriginal form "cainaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वत्तोtvattooriginal form "tvatto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽद्य'dyaoriginal form "'dya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भगवन्न्bhagavannoriginal form "bhagavann", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अस्त्रंastraṃoriginal form "astraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महेन्द्रस्mahendrasoriginal form "mahendras", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तंtaṃoriginal form "taṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रहसन्न्prahasannoriginal form "prahasann", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
किंkiṃoriginal form "kiṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अस्त्रैस्astraisoriginal form "astrais", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लोकांश्lokāṃśoriginal form "lokāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्राप्तोprāptooriginal form "prāpto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽसि'sioriginal form "'si", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
परमांparamāṃoriginal form "paramāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सहस्राक्षंsahasrākṣaṃoriginal form "sahasrākṣaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
देवत्वंdevatvaṃoriginal form "devatvaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वामरैश्वर्यंsarvāmaraiśvaryaṃoriginal form "sarvāmaraiśvaryaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भ्रातॄंस्bhrātṝṃsoriginal form "bhrātṝṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अकीर्तिंakīrtiṃoriginal form "akīrtiṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गच्छेयंgaccheyaṃoriginal form "gaccheyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सान्त्वयञ्sāntvayañoriginal form "sāntvayañ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भूतेशंbhūteśaṃoriginal form "bhūteśaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्र्यक्षंtryakṣaṃoriginal form "tryakṣaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शूलधरंśūladharaṃoriginal form "śūladharaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दातास्मिdātāsmioriginal form "dātāsmi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दिव्यान्य्divyānyoriginal form "divyāny", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्रियतांkriyatāṃoriginal form "kriyatāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यत्नोyatnooriginal form "yatno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इत्य्ityoriginal form "ity", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
फल्गुनंphalgunaṃoriginal form "phalgunaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शक्रोśakrooriginal form "śakro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जगामादर्शनंjagāmādarśanaṃoriginal form "jagāmādarśanaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अर्जुनोarjunooriginal form "arjuno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽप्य्'pyoriginal form "'py", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तत्रैवtatraivaoriginal form "tatraiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Arjuna refuses paradise, pleasure, and even divine power, if they mean abandoning his duty to his brothers. His austerity becomes directed toward Shiva: one god's grace opens the way to the strength needed for the service of dharma.