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Shloka 5

Vyāsa’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira: Pratismṛti-vidyā, Arjuna’s Aśtra-Quest, and the Move to Kāmyaka

दैवं बाह्यें मानुषं च सयत्नं सचिकित्सितम्‌ । सर्वस्त्राणां प्रयोगं च अभिजानन्ति कृत्स्नश:,वे दैव, ब्राह्म और मानुष तीनों पद्धतियोंके अनुसार सम्पूर्ण अस्त्रोंके प्रयोगकी सारी कलाएँ जानते हैं। उन अस्त्रोंके ग्रहण और धारणरूप प्रयत्नसे तो वे परिचित हैं ही, शत्रुओंद्वारा प्रयुक्त हुए अस्त्रोंकी चिकित्सा (निवारणके उपाय)-को भी जानते हैं

daivaṃ bāhye mānuṣaṃ ca sayatnaṃ sacikitsitam | sarvāstrāṇāṃ prayogaṃ ca abhijānanti kṛtsnaśaḥ ||

قال يودهيشثيرا: «إنهم يحيطون علمًا تامًّا باستعمال كل سلاح—سواء عُدَّت قوته إلهيةً أو خارجيةً أو بشرية. وهم لا يعرفون فحسب الجهد المنضبط في تناول تلك الأسلحة وحملها، بل يعرفون أيضًا “العلاج”—أي التدابير المضادّة ووجوه دفع الضرر—التي تُبطل بها الأسلحة التي يقذفها الأعداء».

दैवम्divine (means/method)
दैवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदैव
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
बाह्यम्external (means)
बाह्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootबाह्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मानुषम्human (means)
मानुषम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमानुष
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सयत्नम्with effort; diligently
सयत्नम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootस-यत्न
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सचिकित्सितम्with remedies/countermeasures (treated/curable)
सचिकित्सितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootस-चिकित्सित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सर्व-अस्त्राणाम्of all weapons/missiles
सर्व-अस्त्राणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व + अस्त्र
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
प्रयोगम्application; use
प्रयोगम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रयोग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अभिजानन्तिthey know; they understand
अभिजानन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा (अभि + ज्ञा)
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
कृत्स्नशःentirely; completely
कृत्स्नशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकृत्स्नशस्

युधिछिर उवाच

Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
A
astra (weapons/missiles)

Educational Q&A

Mastery is not merely offensive skill: true competence includes disciplined practice, correct handling, and ethical responsibility to protect—especially through knowing how to neutralize harm (the ‘cikitsā’ of weapons) rather than only inflict it.

Yudhiṣṭhira is describing the comprehensive martial expertise of certain warriors: they know every category of weapon-power (divine, external, and human), how to wield and bear arms through effort, and how to counter enemy weapons through appropriate defensive measures.