Shloka 2136
Adhyāya 41 — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Briefing and the Renewal of the Great Engagement
युद्धे सहिष्पे हिमवानिवाचलो धनंजयं क्रुद्धममृष्यमाणम् । 'वृक्षोंकी तोड़-उखाड़ देनेवाली प्रचण्ड वायुके समान प्रमथनशील, बलवान, प्रहारकुशल, तोड़-फोड़ करनेवाले तथा अमर्षशील क़ुद्ध अर्जुनका वेग आज मैं युद्धस्थलमें हिमालय पर्वतके समान अचल रहकर सहन करूँगा
yuddhe sahiṣpe himavān ivācalaḥ dhanañjayaṁ kruddham amṛṣyamāṇam | vṛkṣāṇāṁ toḍa-ukhāḍa-dāyinī pracaṇḍa-vāyur iva pramathanaśīlaḥ balavān prahārakuśalaḥ toḍa-phoḍa-kārī tathā amarṣīlaḥ kruddha arjunasya vegaṁ adya ahaṁ yuddhasthale himālaya-parvata-samānam acalaḥ bhūtvā sahiṣye ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Dalam pertempuran ini aku akan menahan gempuran Dhanañjaya—Arjuna—yang murka dan tak menoleransi penghinaan. Ia bagaikan badai ganas yang mematahkan dan mencabut pohon: menghancurkan dalam serbuan, perkasa, mahir menghantam, dan merusak. Namun hari ini, di medan perang, aku akan menanggung dayanya dengan berdiri tak tergoyahkan, laksana Himalaya.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣānti (endurance) and dhairya (steadfastness) amid violence: even when confronted by overwhelming, destructive force, a warrior’s ethical ideal is to remain firm and unshaken—like a mountain—rather than be swept away by fear or reactive anger.
Sañjaya reports a vow-like resolve on the battlefield: the speaker declares that Arjuna’s furious, storm-like attack will be endured by standing immovable like the Himalaya, emphasizing the intensity of Arjuna’s momentum and the opponent’s determination to withstand it.