Shloka 31

Bhīmasena’s Discourse on Kāla, Resolve, and the Feasibility of Ajñātavāsa (भीमसेनस्य कालोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

यामवाप्य महाबाहुरर्जुन: साधयिष्यति । अस्त्रहेतोरममहिन्द्रं च रुद्रे चैवाभिगच्छतु,“जिसे तुमसे पाकर महाबाहु अर्जुन अपना सब कार्य सिद्ध करेंगे। पाण्डुनन्दन! ये अर्जुन दिव्यास्त्रोंकी प्राप्तिके लिये देवराज इन्द्र, रुद्र, वरुण, कुबेर तथा धर्मराजके पास जायँँ। ये अपनी तपस्या और पराक्रमसे देवताओंको प्रत्यक्ष देखनेमें समर्थ होंगे

Transliteration

yām avāpya mahābāhur arjunaḥ sādhayiṣyati | astrahetor mama mahendram ca rudre caivābhigacchatu ||

Translation

ヴィヤーサは言った。「それを得れば、強き腕を持つアルジュナはあらゆる目的を成就する。天上の武器を得るため、我が大いなる主インドラのもとへ赴き、またルドラのもとへも行かせよ。苦行と武勇の力により、彼は神々を直に拝することができよう。」

Word by Word

याम्whom/which (f.)

अवाप्यhaving obtained

महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed (one)

अर्जुनःArjuna

साधयिष्यतिwill accomplish

अस्त्रहेतोःfor the sake of weapons (divine missiles)

अमम्unharmed/undiminished (epithet; contextually: mighty)

इन्द्रम्Indra

चand

रुद्रेto/at Rudra (Rudra as locus/goal)

चand

एवindeed/just

अभिगच्छतुlet him go/approach

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Arjuna

Indra (Mahendra)

Rudra (Śiva)

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?

Rightful success in a dharmic struggle requires both disciplined effort (tapas, courage) and alignment with higher powers; divine gifts such as astras are not taken by force but gained through merit, restraint, and proper approach to the gods.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa directs that Arjuna should seek divine weapons by approaching Indra and Rudra; the verse frames Arjuna’s forthcoming quest as the means by which he will secure the resources needed to fulfill the Pāṇḍavas’ larger purpose.