Shloka 30

Devanagari script

अरक्ष्यमाण: पार्थेन यदि तिष्ठसि संयुगे । नापक्रामसि वा मूढ सत्यमेतद्‌ ब्रवीमि ते

Transliteration

arakṣyamāṇaḥ pārthena yadi tiṣṭhasi saṁyuge | nāpakrāmasi vā mūḍha satyam etad bravīmi te ||

Translation

သဉ္ဇယက ပြောသည်– «အို မိုက်မဲသူ! စစ်မြေပြင်အလယ်၌ ပါရ္ထ (အర్జုန) ၏ ကာကွယ်မှု မရှိဘဲ ရပ်တည်နေပြီး မဆုတ်ခွာလျှင် ငါသည် သင့်ကို မလွဲမသွေ ခုတ်လှဲသတ်မည်။ ဤသည်ကို သင့်အား အမှန်တရားဖြင့် ပြောသည်»။

Word by Word

• अरक्ष्यमाणः: being unprotected
• अरक्ष्यमाणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु) / अरक्ष्यमाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Present passive participle (शानच्), passive sense

• पार्थेन: by Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• तिष्ठसि: you stand / remain
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: Present (Lat), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अपक्रामसि: you retreat / go away
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: Present (Lat), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• मूढ: O fool
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रवीमि: I say / I tell
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: Present (Lat), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• पार्थ (Pārtha/Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores a battlefield ethic: survival and success depend on proper protection, alliances, and strategic withdrawal when necessary. It also highlights the moral weight of speaking plainly—declaring a harsh truth as a warning rather than flattering with false reassurance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a tense moment in the Karṇa Parva where a combatant is warned that standing in battle without Arjuna’s protection—and refusing to retreat—will lead to certain death at the speaker’s hands. The line functions as a direct threat and a strategic admonition within the ongoing war.