Shloka 11
ससुरासुरगन्धर्वा: सयक्षोरगराक्षसा: । नाल॑ लोका रणे जेतुं पाल्यमानं किरीटिना,“परंतु एक बात याद रखो, किरीटधारी अर्जुन रणक्षेत्रमें जिसकी रक्षा कर रहे हों, उसे देवता, असुर, गन्धर्व, यक्ष, नाग तथा राक्षसोंसहित सम्पूर्ण लोक भी नहीं जीत सकते
sa-surāsura-gandharvāḥ sa-yakṣoraga-rākṣasāḥ | nālaṃ lokā raṇe jetuṃ pālyamānaṃ kirīṭinā ||
Sañjaya said: Even if the worlds were joined by the gods and the asuras, together with the Gandharvas, Yakṣas, Nāgas, and Rākṣasas, they would still not be able to conquer in battle one who is being protected by the diadem-wearing Arjuna. The verse underscores the moral force of steadfast guardianship: when a righteous protector stands firm, mere numbers and might cannot prevail against that protection.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the invincibility of steadfast protection: when Arjuna (symbolizing disciplined skill and dharmic resolve) guards someone, even vast coalitions of powerful beings cannot overcome that shield. It highlights the ethical ideal of loyal guardianship and the strength that comes from righteous commitment.
Sañjaya, narrating the battlefield events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, emphasizes Arjuna’s formidable protective power. He declares that no assembly of beings—divine, demonic, or semi-divine—can defeat in battle a person whom Arjuna is actively defending.