Shloka 43

Devanagari script

फाल्गुनो5पि तथेत्युक्त्वा व्यवसायमरोचयत्‌

Transliteration

Phālguno 'pi tathety uktvā vyavasāyam arocayat.

Translation

സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഫാൽഗുണനും “തഥാസ്തു” എന്നു മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞു തന്റെ നിശ്ചയം ദൃഢമാക്കി; യുദ്ധകഥയിലെ ആ നിർണായക നിമിഷത്തിൽ പ്രവർത്തിപഥത്തോടുള്ള ഉറച്ച, ആലോചിത പ്രതിബദ്ധത പ്രകടമാക്കി.

Word by Word

• फाल्गुनः: Phalguna (Arjuna)
• फाल्गुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• तथा: thus; so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• इति: thus (quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा, Absolutive (gerund)

• व्यवसायम्: resolve; determination; effort
• व्यवसायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यवसाय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अरोचयत्: approved; found pleasing; assented to
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Phālguṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical importance of firm resolve (vyavasāya) once a righteous course has been discerned—steadfastness rather than wavering at a decisive moment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Arjuna, agreeing with what has been said (“tathā iti”), expresses acceptance and steadiness of purpose, indicating readiness to proceed with the chosen action in the unfolding battle context.