Shloka 186

Devanagari script

सुरैरवध्या: संग्रामे तेन वीरेण निर्जिता: । “देवशत्रु निवातकवच नामक दानव, जिन्हें संग्राममें देवता भी नहीं मार सकते थे, उसी वीर अर्जुनसे पराजित हुए हैं

Transliteration

surair avadhyāḥ saṅgrāme tena vīreṇa nirjitāḥ |

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「戦場において、神々でさえ討ち得ぬとされた敵どもが、それでもなお、あの勇士によって打ち破られたのだ。」

Word by Word

सुरैःby the gods

अवध्याःun-slayable

संग्रामेin battle

तेनby him

वीरेणby the hero

निर्जिताःdefeated / conquered

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Arjuna

Devas (gods)

Nivātakavaca (Dānava, implied by the contextual gloss)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that apparent invincibility is not absolute: disciplined valor aligned with dharma can overcome even those considered beyond the reach of ordinary power, reinforcing the ethical idea that rightful strength can prevail over formidable wrongdoing.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a mighty warrior—understood here as Arjuna—has defeated opponents described as ‘unkillable even by the gods,’ evoking Arjuna’s famed victory over the Nivātakavaca dānavas and emphasizing his exceptional battlefield capability.