Shloka 14

Devanagari script

न चेत्‌ तदभिमन्येत पुरुषो<र्जुनदर्शिवान्‌

Transliteration

na cet tad abhimanyeta puruṣo 'rjunadarśivān

Translation

“Dan jika orang yang telah melihat Arjuna pun tidak menganggapnya (dan meremehkannya)…”

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• चेत्: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत्

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• अभिमन्येत: would think / would suppose
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि√मन्
• Form: optative (vidhiliṅ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• पुरुषः: a man
• पुरुषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अर्जुनदर्शिवान्: one who has seen Arjuna
• अर्जुनदर्शिवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्जुन-दर्शिवस्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse warns against arrogant miscalculation: one who has directly seen Arjuna’s capability should not indulge in presumptions that ignore reality. Ethically, it critiques pride and urges sober discernment in war, where false confidence leads to ruin and unjust decisions.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, comments on the folly of underestimating Arjuna. The line functions as a cautionary observation within the battlefield narration, emphasizing that firsthand knowledge of Arjuna’s prowess should restrain reckless expectations.