Shloka 29

Devanagari script

को<न्य: शक्तो रणे जेतुमृते पार्थाद्‌ युधिष्ठिरात्‌ । यस्य नाथो हृषीकेश: सदा सत्ययशोनिधि:

Transliteration

ko 'nyaḥ śakto raṇe jetum ṛte pārthād yudhiṣṭhirāt | yasya nātho hṛṣīkeśaḥ sadā satyayaśonidhiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Who else could be capable of winning in battle—except Arjuna and Yudhiṣṭhira—when their lord and protector is Hṛṣīkeśa (Kṛṣṇa), ever a treasury of truth and noble fame?

Word by Word

• कः: who
• कः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अन्यः: other
• अन्यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शक्तः: able, capable
• शक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• जेतुम्: to conquer
• जेतुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• ऋते: except, without
• ऋते: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋते

• पार्थात्: from/except Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरात्: from/except Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• नाथः: protector, lord
• नाथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हृषीकेशः: Hrishikesha (Krishna)
• हृषीकेशः: Karta
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: हृषीकेश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• सत्ययशोनिधिः: treasury of true fame
• सत्ययशोनिधिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्ययशोनिधि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Arjuna (Pārtha)
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kṛṣṇa (Hṛṣīkeśa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Victory is portrayed as grounded in dharma and right guidance: when Kṛṣṇa—described as a constant repository of truth and honorable fame—is the protector, the righteous side gains an ethical and spiritual strength beyond mere weapon-skill.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya, narrating the war to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, emphasizes the exceptional battle-winning capacity of the Pāṇḍavas—specifically Arjuna and Yudhiṣṭhira—because Kṛṣṇa (Hṛṣīkeśa) stands as their lord and refuge.