Shloka 18

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 29 — Arjuna’s defeat of Vṛṣaka–Acalā and the neutralization of Śakuni’s māyā

Devanagari script

उरसा प्रतिजग्राह पार्थ संच्छाद्य केशव:,भगदत्तका छोड़ा हुआ वह अस्त्र सबका विनाश करनेवाला था। भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णने अर्जुनको ओटमें करके स्वयं ही अपनी छातीपर उसकी चोट सह ली

Transliteration

urasā pratijagrāha pārthaṃ saṃchādya keśavaḥ

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະເວົ້າວ່າ: ເກສະວະ (ພຣະສີກຣິດສະນະ) ໄດ້ບັງປ້ອງປາຣຖະ (ອາຣຊຸນ) ແລະຮັບການປະທະນັ້ນໄວ້ທີ່ອົກຂອງພຣະອົງເອງ. ອາວຸດທີ່ພະກະດັດຕະປ່ອຍອອກມາ ກ່າວກັນວ່າສາມາດທໍາລາຍທຸກສິ່ງ; ແຕ່ພຣະເຈົ້າໄດ້ຍືນນໍາໜ້າ ຮັບອັນຕະລາຍເພື່ອປົກປ້ອງຜູ້ພັກດີ ແລະທໍານຸບໍາລຸງທຳມະກາງສົງຄາມ.

Word by Word

• उरसा: with (his) chest
• उरसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रतिजग्राह: received, took upon himself
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha/लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पार्थम्: Arjuna (son of Pritha)
• पार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• संच्छाद्य: having covered, shielding
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-छद्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Active (Kartari)

• केशवः: Keshava (Krishna)
• केशवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Keśava (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Bhagadatta
• astra (missile/weapon)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights protective devotion and self-sacrifice: Kṛṣṇa places himself before Arjuna, showing that safeguarding the righteous and one’s dependent is a higher ethical commitment than personal safety, especially when dharma is at stake.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the battle, Bhagadatta releases a fearsome missile. Kṛṣṇa (Keśava) covers Arjuna (Pārtha) and receives the impact on his own chest, preventing harm to Arjuna.