Shloka 75

Kṛṣṇa-vīrya-kathana

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s appraisal of Vāsudeva’s deeds

Devanagari script

येषां च पुरुषव्याप्र: शार्ड्र्धन्चा व्यपाश्रय: । हितार्थी चापि पार्थानां कथं तेषां पराजय:,शार्ज््धनुष धारण करनेवाले पुरुषसिंह भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण जिनके आश्रय तथा हित चाहनेवाले हैं, उन कुन्तीकुमारोंकी पराजय कैसे हो सकती है?

Transliteration

yeṣāṃ ca puruṣavyāghraḥ śārṅgadhanuḥ vyapāśrayaḥ | hitārthī cāpi pārthānāṃ kathaṃ teṣāṃ parājayaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “How could defeat ever befall those Pārthas—the sons of Kuntī—for whom the tiger among men, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, bearer of the Śārṅga bow, is both refuge and well-wisher? When such a protector stands as their support and seeks their good, their downfall is inconceivable.”

Word by Word

• येषाम्: of whom/whose
• येषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पुरुषव्याघ्रः: the tiger among men (a great hero)
• पुरुषव्याघ्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषव्याघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शार्ङ्गधन्वा: the wielder of the Śārṅga bow (Kṛṣṇa)
• शार्ङ्गधन्वा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्ङ्गधन्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• व्यपाश्रयः: a refuge/support (one who is relied upon)
• व्यपाश्रयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यपाश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हितार्थी: one who seeks the welfare (of)
• हितार्थी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हितार्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: also/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• पार्थानाम्: of the Pārthas (sons of Pṛthā/Pāṇḍavas)
• पार्थानाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• कथम्: how?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• पराजयः: defeat
• पराजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Śārṅga (bow)
• Pārthas (sons of Kuntī / Pāṇḍavas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse asserts that when righteous warriors are supported by a divinely wise protector who actively seeks their welfare (here, Kṛṣṇa), their cause gains an almost unassailable moral and strategic strength—suggesting that true refuge and right counsel are decisive in dharmic conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Drona Parva’s war context, Vaiśampāyana emphasizes the Pāṇḍavas’ advantage: Kṛṣṇa—renowned as the wielder of the Śārṅga bow—stands as their shelter and well-wisher, making their defeat seem implausible despite the ferocity of battle.