Shloka 16

Devanagari script

सर्वेषामाश्रयो<स्माकं रणे<४रीणां प्रमर्दिता । आहर्ता सर्वरत्नानां सर्वेषां न: सुखावह:,यदि शत्रु भी शरणमें आ जाय तो वह प्रतापी वीर उसके प्रति दयालु हो जाता और उसे निर्भय कर देता है। वह महाबली महामना अर्जुन ही हमलोगोंका सहारा है। वही समरांगणमें हमारे शत्रुओंको रौंद डालनेकी शक्ति रखता है। उसीने हमारे लिये सब प्रकारके रत्न लाकर सुलभ किये थे और वही हम सबको सदा सुख पहुँचानेवाला है

Transliteration

sarveṣām āśrayo ’smākaṁ raṇe ’rīṇāṁ pramarditā | āhartā sarvaratnānāṁ sarveṣāṁ naḥ sukhāvahaḥ ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “He is the refuge of us all—the one who crushes our foes in battle. He is the bringer of every kind of treasure, and the source of happiness for all of us.”

Word by Word

सर्वेषाम्of all

आश्रयःrefuge, support

अस्माकम्of us

रणेin battle

अरीणाम्of enemies

प्रमर्दिताcrusher, destroyer

आहर्ताbringer, fetcher

सर्वरत्नानाम्of all jewels/treasures

सर्वेषाम्of all

नःour, to us

सुखावहःbringing happiness

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Arjuna

Enemies (unnamed)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights gratitude and recognition of righteous strength: a leader (Yudhiṣṭhira) acknowledges the protector who secures safety, defeats aggressors, and provides resources for the community—power framed as service to others.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira is speaking about Arjuna, describing him as the Pandavas’ chief support—capable of crushing enemies in war and of obtaining treasures that sustain their welfare—thereby affirming Arjuna’s central role in their survival and prosperity.