Shloka 36

Devanagari script

अर्जुनस्तु महाराज ब्राद्ममस्त्रमुदैरयत्‌

Transliteration

arjunas tu mahārāja brāhmam astram udairayat

Translation

サञ्जयは言った。「大王よ、そのときアルジュナはブラフマーの武器を放った——戦場のただ中で至高にして聖なる力を招き寄せたのである。この一瞬は、戦が並外れた力の行使にまで激化し、その発動が重大な道義的重みを伴うことを示している。」

Word by Word

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

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ब्राह्मम्: Brahma-related (Brahma's)
• ब्राह्मम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्म
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अस्त्रम्: weapon/missile
• अस्त्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उदैरयत्: raised/let loose/uttered
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-ईर्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Sañjaya
• Mahārāja (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• Brāhma astra (Brahmā-weapon)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical gravity of wielding supreme, mantra-invoked weapons: when conflict reaches such extremes, power must be governed by dharma, restraint, and responsibility, because the consequences extend beyond ordinary combat.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna, in response to the battlefield situation, releases the Brāhma astra—a formidable divine missile—signaling a decisive and intensified phase of the fighting.