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Shloka 19

भीष्मपातने कर्णविलापः | Karṇa’s Lament upon Seeing Bhīṣma Fallen

यथा वायुर्नरव्यात्र तथा कृष्णो न संशय: । 'पुरुषसिंह! जैसी प्रज्वलित अग्नि होती है, वैसे ही कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुन हैं--इसमें संशय नहीं है और जैसी वायु होती है, वैसे ही श्रीकृष्ण हैं, इसमें भी संशय नहीं है ।। १८ ई || नदत: पाउ्चजन्यस्य रसतो गाण्डिवस्य च

yathā vāyur naravyātra tathā kṛṣṇo na saṁśayaḥ |

قال سنجيا: «كما تكون الريح—سريعةً لا تُقاوَم وشاملةً لكل مكان—كذلك كريشنا؛ لا ريب في ذلك.» وفي الإطار الأخلاقي للحرب، تُبرز هذه العبارة أن قوة أرجونا القتالية إنما تُهدى وتغدو نافذةً بقدرة كريشنا الحاسمة الموجِّهة، مُشيرةً إلى أن القوة بلا هدايةٍ قَويمة تبقى ناقصة.

यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
वायुःwind
वायुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवायु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नरव्याघ्रःtiger among men (best of men)
नरव्याघ्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनरव्याघ्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाso; likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
कृष्णःKrishna
कृष्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
संशयःdoubt
संशयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नदतःof (him/it) roaring
नदतः:
TypeKridanta
Rootनदत्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
पाञ्चजन्यस्यof Pāñcajanya (Krishna's conch)
पाञ्चजन्यस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootपाञ्चजन्य
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
रसतःof (it) resounding
रसतः:
TypeKridanta
Rootरसत्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
गाण्डीवस्यof Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow)
गाण्डीवस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootगाण्डीव
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
K
Kṛṣṇa

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the complementarity of power and guidance: Kṛṣṇa is likened to wind—an unseen but decisive force that drives outcomes—implying that righteous direction and strategic intelligence are as crucial as martial strength in a dharmic conflict.

Sañjaya, narrating the battle to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, characterizes the key figures on the Pāṇḍava side. Here he asserts with certainty that Kṛṣṇa’s role is like the wind—propelling and shaping events—within the unfolding combat scene.