Shloka 29

Divyāstrāṇāṃ Pradarśana-nivāraṇa

Display of Divine Weapons and Its Prohibition

Devanagari script

ततः पर्यपतन्नुग्रा निवातकवचा मयि । तानहं विवरं दृष्टवा प्राहिण्यं यमसादनम्‌,तब भयानक निवातकवच चारों ओरसे मेरे ऊपर टूट पड़े। उस समय मैंने अवसर देख- देखकर उन सबको यमलोक भेज दिया

Transliteration

tataḥ paryapatann ugrā nivātakavacā mayi | tān ahaṁ vivaraṁ dṛṣṭvā prāhiṇyaṁ yamasādanam ||

Translation

すると、猛きニヴァータカヴァチャの戦士たちが四方から我に襲いかかった。しかるべき瞬間に隙を見て、我は彼らを打ち倒し、ヤマの住処へと送り返した。戦場では、時機を見極める冴えこそが、襲い来る者の運命を定めるのである。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/then')

• पर्यपतन्: they fell upon / rushed at
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person plural, Parasmaipada

• उग्राः: fierce
• उग्राः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, nominative plural

• निवातकवचाः: the Nivātakavacas (a class of demons/warriors)
• निवातकवचाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवातकवच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, nominative plural

• मयि: upon me / against me
• मयि: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Feminine (pronoun), locative singular

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, accusative plural

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative singular

• विवरम्: an opening, a gap, an opportunity
• विवरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, accusative singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), indeclinable

• प्राहिण्यम्: I sent / dispatched
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हिण्/हि (धातु) (प्रेषणे) → प्राहिणम्/प्राहिण्यम् (पाठभेद/रूपभेद)
• Form: Aorist/Perfect-like narrative form; 1st person singular (intended sense: 'I sent')

• यमसादनम्: to Yama's abode (the realm of death)
• यमसादनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमसादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, accusative singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Nivātakavaca warriors
• Yama
• Yamasādana (abode of Yama)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In a righteous battle, courage must be guided by discernment: recognizing the right moment (vivara) and acting decisively against aggressors is presented as proper kshatriya conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna describes being surrounded and attacked by the fierce Nivātakavaca warriors; he notices a tactical opening and defeats them, figuratively ‘sending them to Yama’s abode’ (i.e., killing them in combat).