Mahabharata 7.151.6 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 151, Shloka 6

अलायुधस्य भीमवधसंकल्पः

Alāyudha’s Resolve to Confront Bhīma

Devanagari script

नान्‍्तं गच्छामि हर्षस्य तितीर्षुरुदधेरिव । अत्यद्भुतमिदं कृष्ण कृतं पार्थेन धीमता

Transliteration

nāntaṃ gacchāmi harṣasya titīrṣur-udadher iva | atyadbhutam idaṃ kṛṣṇa kṛtaṃ pārthena dhīmatā ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Kṛṣṇa, kegembiraanku tiada bertepi—seperti seorang yang ingin menyeberangi lautan namun tidak menemui pantai jauhnya. Apa yang telah dicapai oleh Pārtha (Arjuna) yang bijaksana itu sungguh menakjubkan.”

Word by Word

• {'na': 'not', 'antam': 'end, limit, boundary', 'gacchāmi': 'I go/reach, I attain', 'harṣasya': 'of joy, of delight', 'titīrṣuḥ': 'desiring to cross over', 'udadheḥ': 'of the ocean', 'iva': 'like, as if', 'atyadbhutam': 'most wonderful, exceedingly marvelous', 'idam': 'this', 'kṛṣṇa': 'Kṛṣṇa (addressed vocatively)', 'kṛtam': 'done, accomplished', 'pārthena': 'by Pārtha (Arjuna), son of Pṛthā', 'dhīmatā': 'by the intelligent/wise one'}

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛṣṇa
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Ocean (udadhi)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical admiration of extraordinary, disciplined action in a righteous cause: genuine excellence (parākrama) evokes awe, and gratitude/praise is expressed without envy. Sañjaya’s boundless joy also underscores how uplifting dharmic success can be for witnesses who value justice.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, addresses Kṛṣṇa and declares that his happiness has no boundary upon hearing the pleasing news. He marvels at an astonishing feat accomplished by Arjuna (Pārtha), indicating a significant success on the battlefield.