Shloka 15
Devanagari script
तेषामस्त्राणि सर्वेषामुत्तमास्त्रविदां वर:
Transliteration
teṣām astrāṇi sarveṣām uttamāstravidāṁ varaḥ
Translation
వారందరిలో అతడే ఉత్తమాస్త్రవిద్యలో శ్రేష్ఠుడు; వారి ప్రయుక్తాస్త్రాలు కూడా ఆ నైపుణ్యంతో అత్యంత భయంకరమై నిలిచెను.
Word by Word
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, plural
अस्त्राणिweapons/missiles
अस्त्राणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र
Formneuter, nominative, plural
सर्वेषाम्of all
सर्वेषाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, plural
उत्तमexcellent/supreme
उत्तम:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
Formneuter, nominative, plural
अस्त्रविदाम्of the knowers of weapons
अस्त्रविदाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्रविद्
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
वरःthe best/excellent one
वरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवर
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaA
astrāṇi (weapons/missiles)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that mastery over powerful weapons (astra-vidyā) makes one exceptionally formidable, implying an ethical burden: the greater the power and knowledge, the greater the responsibility in how it is used in war.
Sañjaya, narrating the battle events, characterizes a warrior as the foremost among weapon-knowers, emphasizing the terrifying effectiveness of the weapons being deployed in the Drona Parva conflict.