Shloka 40

Devanagari script

एतस्य कर्ता लोकेडस्मिन्‌ नान्य: कश्नन विद्यते । आग्नेयं वारुणं सौम्यं वायव्यमथ वैष्णवम्‌

Transliteration

etasyāḥ kartā loke 'smin nānyaḥ kaścana vidyate | āgneyaṁ vāruṇaṁ saumyaṁ vāyavyam atha vaiṣṇavam |

Translation

సంజయుడు చెప్పెను—“ఈ లోకంలో ఇలాంటి కార్యాన్ని చేయగలవాడు మరెవ్వరూ లేరు. ఆగ్నేయ, వారుణ, సౌమ్య, వాయవ్య, వైష్ణవ—ఈ దివ్యాస్త్రాలను ఇక్కడ అర్జునుడు గానీ, దేవకీనందనుడు శ్రీకృష్ణుడు గానీ మాత్రమే తెలుసుకొనియున్నారు; మానవలోకంలో మరెవ్వరూ వీటిని నిజంగా ఎరుగరు.”

Word by Word

• एतस्य: of this (one/act)
• एतस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• कर्ता: doer, performer
• कर्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्तृ (√कृ)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• अन्यः: another
• अन्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कश्चन: anyone (at all)
• कश्चन: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चन (किम् + चन)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विद्यते: is found, exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (विद्/विद्- to exist/ be found; here: passive/ātmanepada usage 'to be found')
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• आग्नेयम्: Agni-related (weapon/astram)
• आग्नेयम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: आग्नेय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वारुणम्: Varuṇa-related (weapon/astram)
• वारुणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: वारुण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सौम्यम्: Soma-related (weapon/astram)
• सौम्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: सौम्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वायव्यम्: Vāyu-related (weapon/astram)
• वायव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: वायव्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• वैष्णवम्: Viṣṇu-related (weapon/astram)
• वैष्णवम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: वैष्णव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Kṛṣṇa (Devakīnandana)
• Agneya astra
• Vāruṇa astra
• Saumya astra
• Vāyavya astra
• Vaiṣṇava astra
• Agni
• Varuṇa
• Soma
• Vāyu
• Viṣṇu
• Devakī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that extraordinary power in war is not merely personal strength but specialized sacred knowledge (astra-vidyā) and divine sanction; such potency is rare and should be understood as exceptional, not commonplace.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, reporting events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, praises the unmatched capability behind a remarkable martial act and emphasizes that only Arjuna or Kṛṣṇa truly know and can wield the major celestial weapons.