Shloka 38

Kailāsa-darśana, Badarī-vāsa, and Sarasvatī–Dvaitavana Transition (कैलासदर्शन–बदरीवास–सरस्वतीद्वैतवनगमनम्)

Devanagari script

अहं तु शरवर्षैस्तानस्त्रप्रचुदितै रणे

Transliteration

ahaṃ tu śaravarṣais tān astrapracuditai raṇe

Translation

Arjuna sprach: „Doch ich werde sie mitten im Kampf mit Pfeilschauern bestürmen, die von meinen Waffen vorangetrieben werden.“

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: —, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• शरवर्षैः: with showers of arrows
• शरवर्षैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरवर्ष
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• अस्त्रप्रचुदितैः: impelled/shot by weapons (missiles)
• अस्त्रप्रचुदितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्त्रप्रचुदित
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• arrows (śara)
• weapons/missiles (astra)
• battlefield (raṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line foregrounds a kṣatriya’s resolve: when confronted with hostile forces, one may be bound by duty to respond with disciplined martial action rather than hesitation, while keeping the focus on rightful conduct in conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna speaks in the first person, asserting that he will engage the opposing side in battle by unleashing volleys of arrows, propelled by his weaponry—an emphatic declaration of readiness to fight.