Shloka 5

Devanagari script

दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि सर्वाणि ब्राह्मादीनि च यानि ह । तानि सर्वाणि तिष्ठन्ति भवत्येव विशेषत:,ब्रह्मासत्र आदि जितने भी दिव्यास्त्र हैं, वे सब-के-सब विशेषरूपसे आपट्ीीमें प्रतिष्ठित हैं

Transliteration

divyāny astrāṇi sarvāṇi brāhmādīni ca yāni ha | tāni sarvāṇi tiṣṭhanti bhavaty eva viśeṣataḥ ||

Translation

ドゥルヨーダナは言った。「梵天の武器（ブラフマー・アストラ）をはじめとする天上の武器は、ことごとく例外なく、とりわけあなたのうちに確立している。それらは特別なあり方であなたに宿っているのだ。」

Word by Word

दिव्यानिdivine

अस्त्राणिweapons (missiles)

सर्वाणिall

ब्राह्मादीनिBrahma-weapon etc. (beginning with Brahmāstra)

चand

यानिwhich

हindeed (emphatic particle)

तानिthose

सर्वाणिall

तिष्ठन्तिstand / remain / are established

भवतिis / becomes

एवindeed / certainly

विशेषतःespecially / in particular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Duryodhana

divyāstra (celestial weapons)

Brāhmāstra (Brahmā-weapon)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how martial power in the epic is often framed as residing in a person’s spiritual attainment and training—divine weapons are not merely objects but capacities ‘established’ in a worthy bearer. Ethically, it also shows how praise can be used to affirm authority and encourage decisive action in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana addresses a revered warrior/teacher-figure and emphasizes that all divine weapons—starting with the Brahmāstra—are especially present in him. The statement functions as reassurance and persuasion: Duryodhana is bolstering confidence in his commander’s unmatched arsenal and capability in the ongoing battle.