Shloka 57

Devanagari script

योगयुक्त महात्मानं गच्छन्तं परमां गतिम्‌ । अहं धनंजय: पार्थो कृप: शारद्वतस्तथा

Transliteration

yogayukta-mahātmānaṃ gacchantaṃ paramāṃ gatim | ahaṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ pārthaḥ kṛpaḥ śāradvatas tathā

Translation

Sañjaya said: “(We beheld) the great-souled one, disciplined in yoga, proceeding toward the highest state. There were also Dhananjaya—Partha (Arjuna)—and Kripa, the son of Sharadvat.”

Word by Word

योगयुक्तम्yoga-endowed, disciplined

महात्मानम्the great-souled one

गच्छन्तम्going, proceeding

परमाम्supreme, highest

गतिम्course; destination; state

अहम्I

धनंजयःDhanañjaya (Arjuna)

पार्थःPārtha (son of Pṛthā; Arjuna)

कृपःKṛpa

शारद्वतःŚāradvata (descendant of Śaradvat; i.e., Kṛpa)

तथाalso; likewise

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Dhananjaya (Arjuna)

Partha (Arjuna)

Kripa

Sharadvat

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?

Even amid the violence and moral strain of war, the text highlights the ideal of inner discipline (yoga) and nobility of soul (mahātmā): the highest human aspiration is not merely victory but movement toward the “supreme goal” (paramā gati), implying spiritual fulfillment beyond worldly outcomes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya, reporting events to Dhritarashtra, describes a great-souled, yoga-disciplined figure advancing toward the highest state, and notes the presence of key warriors—Arjuna (Dhananjaya/Partha) and Kripa (son of Sharadvat)—situating the moment within the battlefield’s unfolding action and its moral-spiritual framing.