Shloka 25

ध्वजवर्णनम् | Dhvaja-varṇanam

Description of War Standards

Devanagari script

सो हं श्वस्तत्‌ करिष्यामि यथा कुन्तीसुतो<र्जुन:

Transliteration

so 'haṁ śvas tat kariṣyāmi yathā kuntīsuto 'rjunaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Indeed, tomorrow I shall act in such a way as Arjuna, the son of Kuntī, would act”—declaring an intention to meet the coming day’s crisis with the same resolve, discipline, and warrior-duty associated with Arjuna in the righteous struggle of the war.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• श्वः: tomorrow
• श्वः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्वस्
• Form: true

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• करिष्यामि: I will do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यथा: so that / in such a way that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: true

• कुन्तीसुतः: Kunti's son
• कुन्तीसुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्तीसुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Kuntī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights resolve grounded in dharma: in a moment of peril, one should commit to right action by taking as a model an exemplar of disciplined, duty-bound conduct—here, Arjuna as the ideal Kṣatriya warrior.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a vow-like statement about the next day’s action: the speaker declares that tomorrow he will act in the same manner as Arjuna (Kuntī’s son), invoking Arjuna’s famed courage and steadfastness amid the unfolding battles of Droṇa Parva.