Shloka 9

Devanagari script

एवं च कार्यतामेति कार्य तव जनार्दन | गमनादेवमेव त्वं करिष्यसि जनार्दन,जनार्दन! ऐसा करना आपके लिये अत्यन्त आवश्यक कर्तव्य है। प्रभो! आप वहाँ जानेमात्रसे यह कार्य सफलतापूर्वक सम्पन्न कर लेंगे

Transliteration

evaṃ ca kāryatām eti kāryaṃ tava janārdana | gamanād evam eva tvaṃ kariṣyasi janārdana ||

Translation

قال أرجونا: «هكذا إذن، يا جاناردانا، يصير هذا واجبًا لا بدّ لك من القيام به. وبمجرد ذهابك إلى هناك، يا جاناردانا، ستُنجزه على هذا النحو بعينه».

Word by Word

एवम्thus, in this manner

चand

कार्यताम्the state of being to-be-done; performance (as a duty)

एतिgoes, comes; attains

कार्यम्task, duty, what is to be done

तवof you, your

जनार्दनO Janārdana (Krishna)

गमनात्from/through (the act of) going; by going

एवम्thus, in this manner

एवindeed, just

त्वम्you

करिष्यसिyou will do, you will accomplish

जनार्दनO Janārdana

जनार्दनO Janārdana!

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)

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

What is the core teaching?

A righteous task becomes imperative when it serves dharma and prevents greater disorder; the verse highlights responsible leadership—sometimes mere presence and timely action by a capable, trusted figure can decisively fulfill a moral obligation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna addresses Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana), urging him to undertake a necessary mission; he expresses confidence that Kṛṣṇa’s going itself will be sufficient to bring the intended result to completion.