Shloka 2

Kṛṣṇopadeśa and Duryodhana’s Challenge

Droṇa-parva, Adhyāya 77

Devanagari script

अस्त्रमस्त्रेण सर्वेषामेतेषां मधुसूदन । मया द्रक्ष्यसि निर्भिन्नं जयद्रथवधैषिणा

Transliteration

astram astreṇa sarveṣām eteṣāṃ madhusūdana | mayā drakṣyasi nirbhinnaṃ jayadratha-vadhaiṣiṇā ||

Translation

ಮಧುಸೂದನ! ಜಯದ್ರಥವಧದ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪದಿಂದ ನಾನು ಇವರ ಎಲ್ಲರ ಅಸ್ತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿಅಸ್ತ್ರಗಳಿಂದ ಛೇದಿಸಿ ಛಿನ್ನಭಿನ್ನಗೊಳಿಸುವುದನ್ನು ನೀನು ಕಾಣುವಿ।

Word by Word

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

• अस्त्रेण: with a weapon
• अस्त्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• एतेषाम्: of these
• एतेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• मधुसूदन: O slayer of Madhu (Krishna)
• मधुसूदन: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुसूदन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• द्रक्ष्यसि: you will see
• द्रक्ष्यसि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• निर्भिन्नम्: pierced, split asunder
• निर्भिन्नम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्भिन्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• जयद्रथ-वध-एषिणा: by one seeking the slaying of Jayadratha
• जयद्रथ-वध-एषिणा: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जयद्रथवधैषिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Krishna (Madhusudana)
• Jayadratha
• astra (divine/missile weapons)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights vow-bound duty in a dharmic war: Arjuna’s resolve is not mere anger but a pledged commitment to restore justice, pursued with disciplined skill (weapon answered by counter-weapon) under Kṛṣṇa’s witnessing guidance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna addresses Kṛṣṇa, declaring that he will neutralize the weapons of the opposing warriors and press forward, because he is intent on killing Jayadratha—an urgent objective that drives the day’s battle strategy and intensity.