Shloka 63
न त्वमद्य युधा जेतुं शक््य: सुरगणैरपि । कि पुनर्मनुषे लोके मानुषैरकृतात्मभि:,“अर्जुन! अब तुम्हें युद्धमें देवता भी परास्त नहीं कर सकते। फिर मर्त्यलोकमें रहनेवाले बेचारे असंयमी मनुष्योंकी तो बात ही क्या है?
na tvam adya yudhā jetuṃ śakyaḥ suragaṇair api | ki punar manuṣe loke mānuṣair akṛtātmabhiḥ ||
Arjuna said: “Today you cannot be conquered in battle even by the hosts of gods. How much less, then, by undisciplined human beings living in the mortal world?”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical power of self-mastery: one who is disciplined and steadfast becomes formidable, while lack of inner control (akṛtātman) is portrayed as a source of weakness, especially in the context of righteous combat.
Arjuna addresses a warrior (the ‘you’ of the verse), praising his present invincibility—so great that even divine hosts could not defeat him—thereby emphasizing that ordinary, undisciplined mortals stand no chance against him.