Shloka 10

Devanagari script

सत्यव्रतधर: शूरो ब्रह्मचारी च पाण्डव: | गुरुवर्ती च तेनास्त्रं संजहारार्जुन: पुन:,सत्यव्रतधारी, ब्रह्मचारी, शूरवीर पाण्डव अर्जुन गुरुकी आज्ञाका पालन करनेवाले थे; इसलिये उन्होंने फिर उस अस्त्रको लौटा लिया

Transliteration

satyavratadharaḥ śūro brahmacārī ca pāṇḍavaḥ | guruvartī ca tenāstraṃ saṃjahārārjunaḥ punaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Arjuna—wira Pāṇḍava—teguh memegang ikrar kebenaran, berdisiplin dalam brahmacarya, dan taat kepada perintah gurunya; maka dia pun sekali lagi menarik balik dan memanggil pulang senjata itu. Ayat ini menegaskan bahawa bahkan di tengah perang, penguasaan diri yang beretika serta kesetiaan pada ikrar dan bimbingan guru mengawal penggunaan kuasa.

Word by Word

सत्यव्रतधरःbearer of a true vow

शूरःheroic, brave

ब्रह्मचारीcelibate student; one observing brahmacarya

चand

पाण्डवःthe Pandava (Arjuna)

गुरुवर्तीobedient to the teacher; acting according to the guru

चand

तेनtherefore; by that (reason)

अस्त्रम्weapon (missile)

संजहारwithdrew, recalled, drew back

अर्जुनःArjuna

पुनःagain

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna

Pāṇḍava

astra (divine weapon)

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?

Power must be governed by dharma: truthfulness, self-restraint, and obedience to rightful guidance (guru/authority) determine when a weapon should be used or withdrawn.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna, characterized by vows of truth and disciplined conduct, follows his teacher’s instruction and therefore retracts/recalls the invoked weapon (astra) again.