Shloka 15

Adhyāya 8: Saṃprahāra-varṇana and Bhīma–Kṣemadhūrti Dvipa-Yuddha

Combat Description and Elephant Duel

Devanagari script

यो नामन्यत वै नित्यमच्युतं च धनंजयम्‌ । न वृष्णीन्‌ सहितानन्यान्‌ स्वबाहुबलदर्पितः

Transliteration

yo nāmanyata vai nityam acyutaṃ ca dhanaṃjayam | na vṛṣṇīn sahitān anyān svabāhubaladarpitaḥ ||

Translation

ନିଜ ବାହୁବଳର ଦର୍ପରେ ଫୁଲିଉଠି ସେ ସଦା ଅଚ୍ୟୁତ ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣଙ୍କୁ ଓ ଧନଞ୍ଜୟ ଅର୍ଜୁନଙ୍କୁ, ଏବଂ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ଏକତ୍ର ଆସିଥିବା ଅନ୍ୟ ବୃଷ୍ଣିମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଯଥୋଚିତ ମର୍ଯ୍ୟାଦା ଦେଉନଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नामन्यत: did not regard / did not think (as worthy)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• नित्यम्: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• अच्युतम्: Achyuta (Krishna)
• अच्युतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• धनंजयम्: Dhananjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• वृष्णीन्: the Vrishnis
• वृष्णीन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्णि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सहितान्: together / accompanied
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अन्यान्: other
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• स्व: one's own
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, —, —

• बाहु: arm
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु
• Form: Masculine, —, —

• बल: strength
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, —, —

• दर्पितः: proud / puffed up
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्पित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa)
• Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna)
• Vṛṣṇis

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Pride in one’s own power (svabāhubaladarpitaḥ) leads to moral and strategic blindness: it makes a person dismiss those who embody steadiness (Acyuta/Kṛṣṇa), righteous prowess (Dhanaṃjaya/Arjuna), and the strength of a united community (the Vṛṣṇis).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a warrior whose arrogance causes him to disregard Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna, and the assembled Vṛṣṇis—setting the tone for the consequences that follow when one underestimates formidable, dharmically aligned opponents.