Shloka 67

Devanagari script

अवध्यो मानुषैरेव सत्यसंधो महारथ: । अथवा दैवतै: सार्ध सर्वशास्त्रस्य पारग:

Transliteration

avadhyo mānuṣaireva satyasaṃdho mahārathaḥ | athavā daivataiḥ sārdha sarvaśāstrasya pāragāḥ ||

Translation

അവൻ സത്യസന്ധനായ മഹാരഥൻ; മനുഷ്യർക്കാൽ അവധ്യൻ. ദേവന്മാരോടുകൂടിയാലും—സകല ശാസ്ത്രങ്ങളിലും പാരംഗതനായ അവൻ—അജേയൻ തന്നേ.

Word by Word

अवध्यःinvulnerable, not to be slain

मानुषैःby humans

एवindeed, only

सत्यसंधःtrue to his vow (truth-bound)

महारथःgreat chariot-warrior

अथवाor else

दैवतैःby the gods/divine beings

सार्धम्together with

सर्वशास्त्रस्यof all treatises/branches of knowledge

पारगःone who has gone to the far shore; master (fully versed)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

स

संजय (Sañjaya)

द

दैवत (the gods/divine beings)

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?

The verse links true strength with dharmic integrity: a warrior’s invincibility is grounded not only in martial prowess (mahāratha) but also in unwavering truthfulness and fidelity to vows (satyasaṃdha), complemented by mastery of knowledge (sarvaśāstra-pāraga).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is describing a formidable figure on the battlefield, emphasizing that ordinary humans cannot defeat him and that his excellence is so complete—both in arms and in learning—that even the gods together would find him hard to overcome.