Shloka 386

Devanagari script

ऐन्द्रमस्त्रममेयात्मा प्रादुश्चक्रे त्वरान्वित: । तदनन्तर भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण जिनके सारथि हैं, उन अमेय आत्मबलसे सम्पन्न श्वेतवाहन अर्जुनने होशमें आकर बड़ी उतावलीके साथ ऐन्द्रास्त्रका प्रयोग किया

Transliteration

aindram astram ameyātmā prāduścakre tvarānvitaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Berjiwa dengan kekuatan batin yang tak terukur, Arjuna dengan segera menampakkan Senjata Indra. Lalu Arjuna, yang kusirnya adalah Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa, sadar kembali dan dengan tekad mendesak mengerahkan Senjata Indra itu.

Word by Word

• ऐन्द्रम्: Indra-related
• ऐन्द्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐन्द्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अस्त्रम्: weapon (missile)
• अस्त्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अमेयात्मा: one whose self/power is immeasurable
• अमेयात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमेयात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रादुश्चक्रे: manifested / brought forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रादुर्भू
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• त्वरान्वितः: endowed with haste
• त्वरान्वितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरान्वित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• अर्जुन (Arjuna)
• श्रीकृष्ण (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• ऐन्द्रास्त्र (Aindra-astra / Indra-weapon)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid extreme danger, a dharmic warrior must recover composure and act with disciplined intention; power (astra) is to be employed under self-mastery and right guidance, not from uncontrolled fear or rage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Arjuna, with Kṛṣṇa as his charioteer, quickly manifests and deploys the Aindra (Indra) missile-weapon, indicating an escalation in the battle through the use of high celestial astras.