Shloka 48

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 47 — Arjuna’s Deterrent Declaration

Sañjaya’s Report

Devanagari script

स दीर्घबाहुर्दुढ्धन्वा महात्मा भिन्द्याद्‌ गिरीन्‌ संहरेत्‌ सवलोकान्‌ । अस्त्रे कृती निपुण: क्षिप्रहस्तो दिवि स्थित: सूर्य इवाभिभाति,“विशालबाहु, दृढ़ धनुर्धर, युद्धकुशल और हाथोंकी फुर्ती दिखानेवाले अस्त्रवेत्ता सात्यकि पर्वतोंको विदीर्ण कर सकते हैं और सम्पूर्ण लोकोंका संहार करनेमें समर्थ हैं। वे आकाशकमें विद्यमान सूर्यदेवकी भाँति प्रकाशित होते हैं इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि यानसंधिपर्वणि अर्जुनवाक्यनिवेदने अष्टचत्वारिंशो5ध्याय:

Transliteration

sa dīrghabāhur dṛḍhadhanvā mahātmā bhindyād girīn saṃharet savalokān | astre kṛtī nipuṇaḥ kṣiprahasto divi sthitaḥ sūrya ivābhibhāti ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “That great-souled warrior, long-armed and firm in his bow, could split even mountains and would be capable of destroying worlds along with their inhabitants. Skilled and accomplished in the use of weapons, deft and swift-handed, he shines like the sun stationed in the sky.”

Word by Word

सःhe

दीर्घबाहुःlong-armed

दृढधन्वाfirm-bowed (strong bowman)

महात्माgreat-souled one

भिन्द्यात्could split / would split

गिरीन्mountains

संहरेत्could destroy / could withdraw (annihilate)

सवलोकान्the worlds together (with all worlds)

अस्त्रेin weaponry / in missiles

कृतीskilled, accomplished

निपुणःexpert

क्षिप्रहस्तःone whose hand is swift

दिविin heaven / in the sky

स्थितःstanding, situated

सूर्यःthe sun

इवlike, as

अभिभातिshines forth, illumines

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Sūrya (the Sun)

Mountains (giri)

Worlds/realms (loka)

Sandhi Notes