Shloka 54

Adhyāya 168: Arjuna’s counters to māyā-rains and the onset of darkness

Nivātakavaca engagement

Devanagari script

तदप्रतिहतं दिव्यं सर्वास्त्रप्रतिषिधनम्‌

Transliteration

tad apratihataṃ divyaṃ sarvāstra-pratiṣidhanam

Translation

アルジュナは言った。「その武器は抗しがたき神なるものにして、あらゆる他の武器を制し、無力化する力を持つ。」

Word by Word

• तत्: that (it)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• अप्रतिहतम्: unobstructed, irresistible
• अप्रतिहतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रतिहत
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• दिव्यम्: divine, celestial
• दिव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• सर्वास्त्रप्रतिषिधनम्: that which wards off/blocks all weapons
• सर्वास्त्रप्रतिषिधनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वास्त्र-प्रतिषिधन
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• divine weapon (astra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a martial context, the highest power is framed not merely as destructive force but as mastery that can restrain and neutralize violence—suggesting that true strength includes the capacity to check harm and uphold dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna identifies a particular celestial weapon as unstoppable and divinely empowered, emphasizing its special function: it can counteract all other astras, marking it as a decisive safeguard in the unfolding conflict.