Shloka 135

अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च

Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter

Devanagari script

अत्यद्भुतमिदं पार्थ तव पश्यामि संयुगे । अतिशेते हि यत्र त्वां द्रोणपुत्रोडद्य भारत,तत्पश्चात्‌ क्रोधमें भरे हुए श्रीकृष्ण उस समय अर्जुनसे प्रेमपूर्वक बोले--'पार्थ! युद्धस्थलमें तुम्हारा यह उपेक्षायुक्त अद्भुत बर्ताव देख रहा हूँ। भारत! आज द्रोणपूत्र अश्वृत्थामा तुमसे सर्वथा बढ़ता जा रहा है

Transliteration

atyadbhutam idaṁ pārtha tava paśyāmi saṁyuge | atiśete hi yatra tvāṁ droṇaputro ’dya bhārata ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O Partha, on this battlefield I behold something most astonishing in you. For today, O Bharata, the son of Droṇa is plainly gaining the upper hand over you.”

Word by Word

[{'term''aty-adbhutam', 'definition': 'most wonderful

exceedingly astonishing'}, {'term''idam', 'definition': 'this (sight/occurrence)'}, {'term': 'pārtha', 'definition': 'son of Pritha

Arjuna (vocative)'}, {'term''tava', 'definition': 'of you

your'}, {'term''paśyāmi', 'definition': 'I see

I behold'}, {'term''saṁyuge', 'definition': 'in battle

in the conflict'}, {'term''atiśete', 'definition': 'surpasses

has the advantage'}, {'term''hi', 'definition': 'indeed

for'}, {'term''yatra', 'definition': 'where

in the matter that'}, {'term''tvām', 'definition': 'you (accusative)'}, {'term': 'droṇa-putraḥ', 'definition': 'Drona’s son

Ashvatthama'}, {'term''adya', 'definition': 'today

now'}, {'term''bhārata', 'definition': 'O Bharata

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Arjuna (Partha)

Ashvatthama (Dronaputra)

Dhritarashtra (addressed as Bharata)

Kurukshetra battlefield (implied by saṁyuga)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the greatest warrior can face moments of disadvantage; the verse highlights vigilance and the ethical seriousness of battle—one must not become negligent or complacent when dharma and lives are at stake.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Arjuna’s conduct in the fight appears surprisingly ineffective or inattentive, and that Ashvatthama (Drona’s son) is, at this moment, gaining the advantage over him.