Shloka 36
Devanagari script
अर्जुनस्तु महाराज ब्राद्ममस्त्रमुदैरयत्
Transliteration
arjunas tu mahārāja brāhmam astram udairayat
Translation
सञ्जय उवाच—महाराज! ततः अर्जुनो ब्राह्ममस्त्रमुदैरयत्।
Word by Word
अर्जुनःArjuna
अर्जुनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ब्राह्मम्Brahma-related (Brahma's)
ब्राह्मम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootब्राह्म
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अस्त्रम्weapon/missile
अस्त्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उदैरयत्raised/let loose/uttered
उदैरयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-ईर्
FormImperfect (Lan), Third, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaS
SañjayaM
Mahārāja (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)B
Brāhma astra (Brahmā-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
The verse highlights the ethical gravity of wielding supreme, mantra-invoked weapons: when conflict reaches such extremes, power must be governed by dharma, restraint, and responsibility, because the consequences extend beyond ordinary combat.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna, in response to the battlefield situation, releases the Brāhma astra—a formidable divine missile—signaling a decisive and intensified phase of the fighting.