Shloka 44

Devanagari script

सदा ममैष मान्यस्तु सर्वशस्त्रभृतामपि । सुप्रसन्नं महावीरं कुरुष्वैनं प्रदक्षिणम्‌,ये मेरे तथा अन्य सब शस्त्रधारियोंके माननीय हैं। तुम इन परम प्रसन्न महावीर आचार्यपादकी रथद्वारा प्रदक्षिणा करो

Transliteration

arjuna uvāca | sadā mama eṣa mānyas tu sarvaśastrabhṛtām api | suprasannaṃ mahāvīraṃ kuruṣvainaṃ pradakṣiṇam ||

Translation

“Guru ini selalu patut kuhormati—bahkan oleh semua pemanggul senjata. Karena sang mahāwira kini berkenan, putarilah beliau dengan kereta sebagai penghormatan.”

Word by Word

सदाalways

ममof me / my

एषःthis (man)

मान्यःworthy of honor

तुindeed / but

सर्वशस्त्रभृताम्of all weapon-bearers

अपिeven / also

सुप्रसन्नम्very gracious / highly pleased

महावीरम्the great hero

कुरुष्वdo (you)! / perform!

एनम्him / this one

प्रदक्षिणम्circumambulation (keeping to the right)

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

ācārya (the revered teacher)

chariot (ratha)

weapon-bearers/warriors (śastrabhṛt)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid martial action, dharma requires honoring one’s teacher and elders; true heroism includes humility and reverent conduct, not merely prowess.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna instructs his companion to show formal respect to the revered ācārya—who is now favorably disposed—by performing a pradakṣiṇā using the chariot, signaling deference within a tense warrior setting.