Shloka 66

Arjuna’s Northern Conquests: Kimpuruṣa-lands, Hāṭaka, Mānasasaras, and the Harivarṣa Boundary

Devanagari script

विजयस्ते ध्रुवं पार्थ प्रियं काममवाप्स्यसि । 'पार्थ! तुम्हारी विजय सुनिश्चित है, तुम अभीष्ट कामनाओंको प्राप्त करोगे”

Transliteration

vijayas te dhruvaṁ pārtha priyaṁ kāmam avāpsyasi |

Translation

పార్థా! నీ విజయము నిశ్చితము; నీవు నీకు ప్రియమైన అభీష్టాన్ని పొందుదువు.

Word by Word

• विजयः: victory
• विजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• ध्रुवम्: certainly, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव
• Form: true

• पार्थ: O Partha (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रियम्: desired, dear
• प्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कामम्: wish, desire (object sought)
• कामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवाप्स्यसि: you will obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Pārtha (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse conveys steadfast assurance: when one’s aim is held firmly and pursued with rightful intent, success is presented as certain—encouraging courage, perseverance, and confidence in a just outcome.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana, as narrator, addresses Pārtha (Arjuna) with a declaration of certain victory and fulfillment of his desired objective, serving to bolster morale and confirm an auspicious trajectory in the unfolding events.