Shloka 44

Devanagari script

त॑ न भेतव्यमित्याह मयं पार्थो दयापर:,अर्जुनके मनमें दया आ गयी थी, अतः उन्होंने मयासुरसे फिर कहा--'तुम्हें डरना नहीं चाहिये”

Transliteration

taṁ na bhetavyam ity āha mayaṁ pārtho dayāparaḥ | arjunake manameṁ dayā ā gaī thī, ataḥ unhoṁne mayāsur se phir kahā—“tumheṁ ḍarnā nahīṁ cāhiye” ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Da sagte Pārtha (Arjuna), vor allem von Mitgefühl bewegt, erneut zu Maya: „Du brauchst dich nicht zu fürchten.“

Word by Word

तत्that (statement/thing)

नnot

भेतव्यम्is to be feared / should be feared

इतिthus

आहsaid

मयम्Maya (the Asura)

पार्थःPartha (Arjuna)

दयापरःcompassionate / full of mercy

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna (Pārtha)

Maya (Mayāsura)

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?

Compassion is presented as a dharmic strength: even when one has power, one should remove fear from others and act with restraint and protection rather than intimidation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Arjuna, feeling compassion, addresses Maya again and reassures him directly: “Do not be afraid,” indicating a shift from potential threat to safety and goodwill.