Shloka 38
Droṇa’s Conditional Boon: The Plan to Capture Yudhiṣṭhira (द्रोणेन युधिष्ठिरग्रहणोपायः)
अर्जुन: केशवस्यात्मा कृष्णो5प्यात्मा किरीटिन: । अर्जुने विजयो नित्यं कृष्णे कीर्तिश्व शाश्वती,अर्जुन श्रीकृष्णके आत्मा हैं और श्रीकृष्ण किरीटधारी अर्जुनके आत्मा हैं। अर्जुनमें विजय नित्य विद्यमान है और श्रीकृष्णमें कीर्तिका सनातन निवास है
arjunaḥ keśavasyātmā kṛṣṇo 'py ātmā kirīṭinaḥ | arjune vijayo nityaṃ kṛṣṇe kīrtiś ca śāśvatī ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ອາຣະຈຸນ ເປັນດັ່ງອັດຕາຂອງເກສະວະ; ແລະ ພຣະກຣິດສະນະ ກໍເປັນດັ່ງອັດຕາຂອງອາຣະຈຸນຜູ້ສວມມົງກຸດ. ໃນອາຣະຈຸນ ຊັຍຊະນະສະຖິດຢູ່ເປັນນິດ; ໃນພຣະກຣິດສະນະ ກຽດຕິຍົດອັນບໍ່ເສື່ອມສະຖິດຢູ່ຕະຫຼອດການ.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the inseparability of Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa in purpose and spirit: steadfast victory is associated with Arjuna’s prowess, while enduring fame is associated with Kṛṣṇa’s divine stature. Ethically, it implies that when human effort aligns with righteous guidance, success and lasting honor follow.
In the Drona Parva’s battle context, Vaiśaṃpāyana highlights the exceptional bond between Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa (his charioteer and guide). The line functions as a narrative assurance: their unity makes Arjuna’s triumph reliable and Kṛṣṇa’s renown ever-increasing amid the war’s decisive events.