Shloka 73

Devanagari script

जेष्याम्यद्य रणे पार्थ सायकैर्नतपर्वभि: । तिष्ठ ध्वं समरे शूरा भयं त्यजत फाल्गुनात्‌,“आज रणभूमिमें झुकी हुई गाँठवाले बाणोंद्वारा मैं अर्जुनको जीत लूँगा। शूरवीरो! तुम समरभूमिमें डटे रहो और अर्जुनसे भय छोड़ दो

Transliteration

jeṣyāmy adya raṇe pārtha sāyakair nataparvabhiḥ | tiṣṭha dhvaṃ samare śūrā bhayaṃ tyajata phālgunāt ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „Heute werde ich auf dem Schlachtfeld Pārtha (Arjuna) mit Pfeilen besiegen, deren Gelenke gebogen sind. Steht fest im Kampf, ihr Helden; werft die Furcht vor Phālguna (Arjuna) von euch.“

Word by Word

जेṣ्यामिI shall conquer

अद्यtoday

रणेin battle

पार्थO son of Pritha (Arjuna)

सायकैःwith arrows

नतपर्वभिःhaving bent joints/knots (i.e., barbed/curved-jointed)

तिष्ठstand firm / remain

ध्वम्you (all)

समरेin the fight

शूराःO heroes

भयम्fear

त्यजतabandon / give up

फाल्गुनात्from/with regard to Phalguna (Arjuna)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pārtha (Arjuna)

Phālguna (Arjuna)

arrows (sāyaka)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness in battle: fear must be set aside and morale maintained. It also shows how confidence—whether fully justified or not—functions as an ethical and strategic tool to prevent collapse of duty and discipline in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a warrior’s boast and exhortation: he declares that he will defeat Arjuna (Pārtha/Phālguna) using special arrows described as nataparva, and he urges his side’s heroes to hold their ground and stop fearing Arjuna.