संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
ततः प्रदक्षिणम् कृत्वा भ्रातॄन् धौम्यम् च पाण्डवः प्रातिष्ठत महाबाहुः प्रगृह्य रुचिरम् धनुःtataḥ pradakṣiṇam kṛtvā bhrātṝn dhaumyam ca pāṇḍavaḥ prātiṣṭhata mahābāhuḥ pragṛhya ruciram dhanuḥthen the Pandava, having circled his brothers and Dhaumya, the mighty-armed one, set out, taking up his splendid bow
तस्य मार्गात् अपाक्रामन् सर्वभूतानि गच्छतः युक्तस्य ऐन्द्रेण योगेन पराक्रान्तस्य शुष्मिणःtasya mārgāt apākrāman sarvabhūtāni gacchataḥ yuktasya aindreṇa yogena parākrāntasya śuṣmiṇaḥfrom his path all beings withdrew as he went, united with Indra's yoga, mighty and blazing with power
सः अगच्छत् पर्वतम् पुण्यम् एकाह्ना एव महामनाः मनोजवगतिः भूत्वा योगयुक्तः यथा अनिलःsaḥ agacchat parvatam puṇyam ekāhnā eva mahāmanāḥ manojavagatiḥ bhūtvā yogayuktaḥ yathā anilaḥhe, great of mind, having become swift as thought, united with yoga, like the wind, reached the sacred mountain in a single day
हिमवन्तम् अतिक्रम्य गन्धमादनम् एव च अत्यक्रामत् स दुर्गाणि दिवारात्रम् अतन्द्रितःhimavantam atikramya gandhamādanam eva ca atyakrāmat sa durgāṇi divārātram atandritaḥhaving crossed the Himavat and the Gandhamadana, he passed through difficult places by day and by night, untiring
इन्द्रकीलम् समासाद्य ततः अतिष्ठत् धनंजयः अन्तरिक्षे हि शुश्राव तिष्ठ इति स वचः तदाindrakīlam samāsādya tataḥ atiṣṭhat dhanaṃjayaḥ antarikṣe hi śuśrāva tiṣṭha iti sa vacaḥ tadāhaving reached Indrakila, Dhananjaya then stood still; and then he heard in the sky the word: 'Stand'
ततः अपश्यत् सव्यसाची वृक्षमूले तपस्विनम् ब्राह्म्या श्रिया दीप्यमानम् पिङ्गलम् जटिलम् कृशम्tataḥ apaśyat savyasācī vṛkṣamūle tapasvinam brāhmyā śriyā dīpyamānam piṅgalam jaṭilam kṛśamthen Savyasachin saw at the root of a tree an ascetic, blazing with brahmic radiance, tawny, matted-haired, and lean
सः अब्रवीत् अर्जुनम् तत्र स्थितम् दृष्ट्वा महातपाः कः त्वम् तात इह संप्राप्तः धनुष्मान् कवची शरी निबद्धासितलत्राणः क्षत्रधर्मम् अनुव्रतःsaḥ abravīt arjunam tatra sthitam dṛṣṭvā mahātapāḥ kaḥ tvam tāta iha saṃprāptaḥ dhanuṣmān kavacī śarī nibaddhāsitalatrāṇaḥ kṣatradharmam anuvrataḥthe great ascetic, seeing Arjuna standing there, said: 'Who are you, my son, come here bearing bow, armor, and arrows, with hand-guards bound on, devoted to the kshatriya's duty'
न इह शस्त्रेण कर्तव्यम् शान्तानाम् अयम् आलयः विनीतक्रोधहर्षाणाम् ब्राह्मणानाम् तपस्विनाम्na iha śastreṇa kartavyam śāntānām ayam ālayaḥ vinītakrodhaharṣāṇām brāhmaṇānām tapasvinām'there is nothing to be done here with weapons; this is the abode of the peaceful, of brahmin ascetics whose anger and joy are subdued'
न इह अस्ति धनुषा कार्यम् न संग्रामेण कर्हि चित् निक्षिप एतत् धनुः तात प्राप्तः असि परमाम् गतिम्na iha asti dhanuṣā kāryam na saṃgrāmeṇa karhi cit nikṣipa etat dhanuḥ tāta prāptaḥ asi paramām gatim'here there is no need for a bow, nor ever for battle; set down this bow, my son — you have attained the highest goal'
इति अनन्तौजसम् वीरम् यथा च अन्यम् पृथग्जनम् तथा वाचम् अथ अभीक्ष्णम् ब्राह्मणः अर्जुनम् अब्रवीत् न च एनम् चालयाम् आस धैर्यात् सुदृढनिश्चयम्iti anantaujasam vīram yathā ca anyam pṛthagjanam tathā vācam atha abhīkṣṇam brāhmaṇaḥ arjunam abravīt na ca enam cālayām āsa dhairyāt sudṛḍhaniścayamthus the brahmin spoke again and again to Arjuna, the hero of boundless might, as though to any ordinary man; but he could not shake him, so steadfast and firm was his resolve
प्रदक्षिणंpradakṣiṇaṃoriginal form "pradakṣiṇaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धौम्यंdhaumyaṃoriginal form "dhaumyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रुचिरंruciraṃoriginal form "ruciraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मार्गाद्mārgādoriginal form "mārgād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
युक्तस्यैन्द्रेणyuktasyaindreṇaoriginal form "yuktasyaindreṇa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सोsooriginal form "so", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽगच्छत्'gacchatoriginal form "'gacchat", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पर्वतंparvataṃoriginal form "parvataṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एकाह्नैवekāhnaivaoriginal form "ekāhnaiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मनोजवगतिर्manojavagatiroriginal form "manojavagatir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योगयुक्तोyogayuktooriginal form "yogayukto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यथानिलःyathānilaḥoriginal form "yathānilaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इन्द्रकीलंindrakīlaṃoriginal form "indrakīlaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽतिष्ठद्'tiṣṭhadoriginal form "'tiṣṭhad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तिष्ठेतिtiṣṭhetioriginal form "tiṣṭheti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वचस्vacasoriginal form "vacas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽपश्यत्'paśyatoriginal form "'paśyat", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दीप्यमानंdīpyamānaṃoriginal form "dīpyamānaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पिङ्गलंpiṅgalaṃoriginal form "piṅgalaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जटिलंjaṭilaṃoriginal form "jaṭilaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सोsooriginal form "so", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽब्रवीद्'bravīdoriginal form "'bravīd", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अर्जुनंarjunaṃoriginal form "arjunaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्थितंsthitaṃoriginal form "sthitaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कस्kasoriginal form "kas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वंtvaṃoriginal form "tvaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तातेहtātehaoriginal form "tāteha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संप्राप्तोsaṃprāptooriginal form "saṃprāpto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नेहnehaoriginal form "neha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कर्तव्यंkartavyaṃoriginal form "kartavyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विनीतक्रोधहर्षाणांvinītakrodhaharṣāṇāṃoriginal form "vinītakrodhaharṣāṇāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ब्राह्मणानांbrāhmaṇānāṃoriginal form "brāhmaṇānāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नेहास्तिnehāstioriginal form "nehāsti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कार्यंkāryaṃoriginal form "kāryaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
निक्षिपैतद्nikṣipaitadoriginal form "nikṣipaitad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धनुस्dhanusoriginal form "dhanus", 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
इत्य्ityoriginal form "ity", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनन्तौजसंanantaujasaṃoriginal form "anantaujasaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वीरंvīraṃoriginal form "vīraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चान्यंcānyaṃoriginal form "cānyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अथाभीक्ष्णंathābhīkṣṇaṃoriginal form "athābhīkṣṇaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ब्राह्मणोbrāhmaṇooriginal form "brāhmaṇo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽर्जुनम्'rjunamoriginal form "'rjunam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैनंcainaṃoriginal form "cainaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
The trial begins with a question of whether weapons and holiness can coexist. Arjuna does not lay down his bow, because his weapon is not meant for violence — it must serve the restoration of dharma.