Shloka 43
Devanagari script
दृष्टवा निवारितान् देवान् माधवेनार्जुनेन च
Transliteration
dṛṣṭvā nivāritān devān mādhavenārjunena ca
Translation
வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்: மாதவனும் அர்ஜுனனும் தேவர்களைத் தடுத்து அவர்களின் போக்கை நிறுத்தியதைப் பார்த்ததும், நிலைமை அந்த இருவரின் வல்லமையும் உறுதியும் மீது திரும்பி நின்றது.
Word by Word
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
निवारितान्restrained/checked
निवारितान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनिवारित (नि + वारय् > निवारयति; past passive participle stem निवारित)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
माधवेनby Mādhava (Krishna)
माधवेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमाधव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अर्जुनेनby Arjuna
अर्जुनेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaD
DevasM
Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)A
ArjunaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights human (and divinely guided) agency: even powerful forces can be checked when dharmic resolve, strategic restraint, and united effort converge—here embodied by Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa) and Arjuna.
The narrator notes a turning point: the gods are seen to have been held back or prevented by Mādhava and Arjuna, emphasizing the extraordinary efficacy of their combined action within the unfolding episode.