Shloka 32

Devanagari script

परिचिन्त्य तु पश्यामि चक्रायुधमरिंदमम्‌ । न सोस्ति त्रिषु लोकेषु यो जयेत जनार्दनम्‌,मैं भलीभाँति सोच-विचारकर देखता हूँ तो तीनों लोकोंमें कोई ऐसा वीर उपलब्ध नहीं होता, जो शत्रुओंका दमन करनेवाले चक्रधारी भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णको जीत सके

Transliteration

paricintya tu paśyāmi cakrāyudham ariṃdamam | na so 'sti triṣu lokeṣu yo jayeta janārdanam ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „Nachdem ich gründlich nachgedacht habe, sehe ich es klar: In den drei Welten gibt es niemanden, der Janārdana—Kṛṣṇa, den Träger des Diskus, den Bezwinger der Feinde—überwinden könnte.“

Word by Word

परिचिन्त्यhaving reflected well

तुbut/indeed

पश्यामिI see

चक्रायुधम्him whose weapon is the discus

अरिंदमम्crusher of foes

नnot

सःthat (one)/he

अस्तिexists/is

त्रिषुin three

लोकेषुin the worlds

यःwho

जयेतmight conquer

जनार्दनम्Janardana (Krishna)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Janārdana (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Cakra (discus weapon)

Tri-loka (three worlds)

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 asserts the supremacy of the divine (Kṛṣṇa/Janārdana) over worldly power: no being across the three worlds can truly defeat him. Ethically, it implies that victory in war is not merely a function of strength but is ultimately constrained by dharma and divine ordinance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, offers a reflective judgment about Kṛṣṇa’s unconquerable nature. In the tense context of the Kurukṣetra war, this functions as a sober reminder that opposing the side supported by Kṛṣṇa is, in principle, futile.