Shloka 46

Devanagari script

सर्वा दिशश्वाभ्यपतद्‌ बीभत्सुरपराजित: । किरीटमाली कौन्तेयो लब्धलक्षो महाबल:,किसीसे परास्त न होनेवाले किरीट-मालाधारी महाबली कुन्तीनन्दन अर्जुनका निशाना कभी चूकता नहीं था। वे उस सेनामें सब ओर विचरने लगे

Transliteration

sarvā diśaś cābhyapatad bībhatsur aparājitaḥ | kirīṭamālī kaunteyo labdhalakṣo mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

ଅପରାଜିତ ବୀଭତ୍ସୁ—କିରୀଟ ଓ ମାଳାଧାରୀ, ମହାବଳୀ କୁନ୍ତୀନନ୍ଦନ ଅର୍ଜୁନ—ଯାହାର ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟ ଏକଥର ନିଶ୍ଚିତ ହେଲେ କେବେ ଚୁକେନାହିଁ, ସେ ସେନାମଧ୍ୟରେ ସମସ୍ତ ଦିଗରେ ବିଚରଣ କରିବାକୁ ଲାଗିଲେ।

Word by Word

सर्वाःall

दिशःdirections

चand

अभ्यपतत्rushed about / darted

बीभत्सुःBhībhatsu (Arjuna)

अपराजितःunconquered / undefeated

किरीटमालीwearing a diadem/crest

कौन्तेयःson of Kuntī

लब्धलक्षःhaving attained his aim / unerring in aim

महाबलःmighty-strong

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bībhatsu (Arjuna)

Kaunteya (Arjuna)

kirīṭa (diadem/crown)

mālā (garland)

senā (army)

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 highlights disciplined excellence: when one’s purpose is set, skill and steadiness make action effective. In a dharmic frame, martial power is not mere aggression but controlled capability directed toward a rightful objective.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes Arjuna—unconquered, crowned and garlanded—moving swiftly in all directions through the opposing force, his arrows not missing once he has taken aim, indicating his dominance and tactical mobility in the battle scene.