Shloka 35

Devanagari script

चिरं स्थास्यति चाकीर्तिस्त्रिलोक्ये सचराचरे

Transliteration

ciraṁ sthāsyati cākīrtis trilokye sacarācare

Translation

And this infamy will endure for a long time, spreading through the three worlds—among all beings, moving and unmoving.

Word by Word

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक)

• स्थास्यति: will remain/endure
• स्थास्यति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयार्थक)

• अकीर्तिः: ill-fame, disgrace
• अकीर्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्रिलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रिलोक्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• सचराचरे: in (that which is) with moving and unmoving beings
• सचराचरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सचराचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• the three worlds (triloka)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse stresses that unethical or dishonorable conduct in conflict produces akīrti (infamy) that outlasts the moment and becomes widely known. It highlights the dharmic idea that one’s actions carry enduring social and moral consequences, not confined to the battlefield.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna is speaking and expressing anxiety about the lasting disgrace that would follow from a wrongful or dishonorable course of action. He measures the decision not only by immediate outcomes but by how it will be judged across the wider world and over time.