Shloka 16

Kurukṣetra-sainyadarśana and Arjuna-viṣāda (धर्मक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः — अर्जुनविषाद)

Devanagari script

तुष्टि: पुष्टिर्धतिर्दीप्तिश्नन्द्रादित्यविवर्धिनी । भूतिर्भूतिमतां सड्ख्ये वीक्ष्यसे सिद्धचारणै:,तुष्टि, पुष्टि, धृति तथा सूर्य-चन्द्रमाको बढ़ानेवाली दीप्ति भी तुम्हीं हो। तुम्हीं ऐश्वर्यवानोंकी विभूति हो। युद्धभूमिमें सिद्ध और चारण तुम्हारा दर्शन करते हैं

Transliteration

tuṣṭiḥ puṣṭir dhṛtir dīptiś candrādityavivardhinī | bhūtir bhūtimatāṃ saṅkhye vīkṣyase siddhacāraṇaiḥ ||

Translation

অৰ্জুন ক’লে— তুষ্টি, পুষ্টি আৰু ধৃতি তুমিেই; চন্দ্ৰ-সূৰ্যক বঢ়োৱা দীপ্তিও তুমিেই। ঐশ্বৰ্যবানসকলৰ বিভূতিও তুমিেই। আৰু ৰণভূমিত সিদ্ধ আৰু চাৰণসকলে তোমাৰ দৰ্শন পায়।

Word by Word

तुष्टिःcontentment

पुष्टिःnourishment, prosperity

धृतिःsteadfastness, fortitude

दीप्तिःradiance, brilliance

चन्द्र-आदित्य-विवर्धिनीincreasing (the) moon and sun

भूतिःsplendour, prosperity

भूतिमताम्of the prosperous/fortunate

सङ्ख्येin battle

वीक्ष्यसेyou are seen

सिद्ध-चारणैःby Siddhas and Cāraṇas

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

Siddhas

Cāraṇas

Moon (Candra)

Sun (Āditya)

battlefield (saṅkhya)

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?

The verse frames the divine as the source of both inner virtues (contentment, nourishment, steadfast resolve) and cosmic brilliance (radiance that strengthens sun and moon), implying that ethical steadiness and worldly flourishing ultimately rest on a higher sustaining reality—even in the turmoil of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna, addressing the supreme form he is witnessing, enumerates divine attributes and cosmic functions, and notes that even celestial beings (Siddhas and Cāraṇas) are present as witnesses on the battlefield, underscoring the extraordinary, world-transcending nature of the moment.