Shloka 24

Devanagari script

दशशतनयनोछहिं दृश्य बाणे प्रविष्टं निहत इति सुतो मे स्रस्तगात्रो बभूव | जलजकुसुमयोनि: श्रेष्ठभावो जितात्मा त्रिदशपतिमवोचन्मा व्यथिष्ठा जये श्री:

Transliteration

daśaśatanayanocchaiḥ dṛśya bāṇe praviṣṭaṃ nihata iti suto me srastagātro babhūva | jalajakusumayoniḥ śreṣṭhabhāvo jitātmā tridaśapatim avocan mā vyathiṣṭhā jaye śrīḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Seeing the serpent entered into the arrow, Indra—lord of the gods—grew slack-limbed, thinking, “Now my son has been slain.” Then Brahmā, the lotus-born, noble in nature and self-controlled, spoke to Indra: “O lord of the gods, do not grieve. Victory’s fortune will belong to Arjuna.”

Word by Word

• दशशतनयनः: the thousand-eyed one (Indra)
• दशशतनयनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशशतनयन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उत्सहिन्: eager, resolute
• उत्सहिन्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्सहिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दृश्य: seeing; having seen
• दृश्य: Karma
• Type: Kridanta
• Root: दृश्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• बाणे: in the arrow
• बाणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• प्रविष्टम्: entered, lodged
• प्रविष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Kridanta
• Root: प्रविष्ट
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• निहतः: slain
• निहतः: Karta
• Type: Kridanta
• Root: निहत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मे: my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• स्रस्तगात्रः: with limbs slackened
• स्रस्तगात्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्रस्तगात्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बभूव: became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular

• जलजकुसुमयोनिः: the lotus-born (Brahmā)
• जलजकुसुमयोनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलजकुसुमयोनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रेष्ठभावः: of excellent nature
• श्रेष्ठभावः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेष्ठभाव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जितात्मा: self-controlled
• जितात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जितात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिदशपतिम्: the lord of the gods (Indra)
• त्रिदशपतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदशपति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवोचत्: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular

• मा: do not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• व्यथिष्ठाः: be distressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यथ्
• Form: Aorist (injunctive/imperative sense with मा), 2, Singular

• जये: in victory
• जये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• श्रीः: fortune, glory
• श्रीः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सहस्रनेत्रधारिणी: bearing (i.e., belonging to) the thousand-eyed one
• सहस्रनेत्रधारिणी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्रनेत्रधारिणी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Indra
• Brahmā
• Arjuna
• serpent (nāga)
• arrow (bāṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even divine power and anxiety cannot overturn the moral and destined outcome of a dharmic struggle; steadiness of mind (jitātmā) and trust in rightful victory are upheld as virtues.

What is happening in the narrative?

Indra sees a serpent lodged in an arrow and fears his son has been killed, becoming shaken; Brahmā reassures him that victory will ultimately go to Arjuna.