Shloka 27

Devanagari script

ऊचुश्न पार्थ सर्वाणि प्राउज्जलीनि नृपात्मजम्‌ । इमे सम परमोदारा: किंकरा: पाण्डुनन्दन,तब वे सब अस्त्र प्रकट होकर राजकुमार अर्जुनसे हाथ जोड़कर बोले--'पाण्डुनन्दन! ये हमलोग तुम्हारे परम उदार किंकर हैं"

Transliteration

ūcuḥ sma pārtha sarvāṇi prāñjalīni nṛpātmajam | ime sma paramodārāḥ kiṅkarāḥ pāṇḍunandana ||

Translation

வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்—அப்போது அந்த எல்லா அஸ்திரங்களும் வெளிப்பட்டு, அரசகுமாரன் அர்ஜுனனிடம் கைகூப்பி கூறின—“பாண்டுநந்தனே! நாங்கள் உமது மிக உன்னதமான, உதாரமான பணியாளர்கள்.”

Word by Word

ऊचुःthey said

पार्थO son of Pṛthā (Arjuna)

सर्वाणिall

प्रौज्जलीनिmanifest/bright weapons (as entities)

नृपात्मजम्the king’s son (prince)

इमेthese

स्मindeed/then (emphatic particle)

परमोदाराःmost generous/noble

किंकराःservants/attendants

पाण्डुनन्दनO son of Pāṇḍu

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna (Pārtha, nṛpātmaja, Pāṇḍunandana)

Divine weapons (astra)

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?

Even the greatest instruments of power are to be approached with reverence and governed by dharma. The weapons’ folded-hands posture symbolizes that strength must remain subordinate to righteous intent and disciplined self-control.

What is happening in the narrative?

The divine weapons (astras), having become manifest, address Arjuna respectfully with joined palms, declaring themselves his attendants—signaling his mastery over them and their readiness to act only under his command.