Shloka 326

Devanagari script

विश्रुतं त्रिषु लोकेषु गाण्डीवं व्याक्षिपद्‌ धनु: । प्रभो! अर्जुन भी आपकी रथसेनाके समीप जाकर त्रिभुवनविख्यात गाण्डीव धनुषकी टंकार करने लगे

Transliteration

viśrutaṃ triṣu lokeṣu gāṇḍīvaṃ vyākṣipad dhanuḥ | prabho! arjuna bhī āpakī rathasenāke samīpa jākar tribhuvanavikhyāta gāṇḍīva dhanuṣakī ṭaṅkāra karane lage |

Translation

సంజయుడు పలికెను—త్రిలోక ప్రసిద్ధమైన గాండీవ ధనుస్సును అర్జునుడు ఎత్తి బిగించాడు. ప్రభూ, మీ రథసేన సమీపానికి వెళ్లి ఆ త్రిభువనవిఖ్యాత ధనుస్సు టంకారాన్ని చేయసాగాడు.

Word by Word

विश्रुतम्well-known, famed

त्रिषुin three

लोकेषुworlds

गाण्डीवम्Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna’s bow)

व्याक्षिपत्he brandished / hurled about

धनुःbow

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Arjuna

Gāṇḍīva

rathasenā (chariot-division)

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?

The verse highlights how righteous warriors communicate resolve and duty through disciplined action. Arjuna’s bow-twang is not mere display; it is a purposeful signal that strengthens morale, asserts readiness to uphold dharma in battle, and warns adversaries—showing that ethical warfare also involves clarity of intent and steadfastness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Arjuna approaches the enemy’s chariot-formation and draws/brandishes the famed Gāṇḍīva, producing its loud twang. This functions as a battlefield announcement of Arjuna’s presence and readiness to engage.