Mahabharata 7.190.33 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 190, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

यद्‌ यदस्त्रं स पार्थाय प्रयुड्धक्ते वेजिगीषया

Transliteration

yad yad astraṃ sa pārthāya prayuddhakte vejigīṣayā

Translation

संजय बोले—“वह पार्थ के विरुद्ध जो-जो अस्त्र चलाता, वह सब युद्ध में विजय पाने की अभिलाषा से ही चलाता।”

Word by Word

• यत्: whatever (which)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अस्त्रम्: weapon; missile
• अस्त्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थाय: to Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• प्रयुङ्क्ते: employs; uses; hurls
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वेजिगीषया: with desire to conquer; for victory
• वेजिगीषया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजिगीषा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• astra (weapons)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights the driving motive in warfare—vejigīṣā, the will to win—showing how intention shapes action. It invites ethical reflection on whether victory-seeking alone is sufficient justification for deploying ever-stronger weapons, a recurring concern in the epic’s dharma discourse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a warrior is directing every available weapon against Pārtha (Arjuna), escalating the combat with a clear aim of defeating him.