Shloka 117

Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)

Devanagari script

अर्जुन उवाच अस्मिन्‌ युद्धे तु वा्ष्णेय त्रैलोक्यशमने तदा

Transliteration

arjuna uvāca asmin yuddhe tu vārṣṇeya trailokya-śamane tadā

Translation

అర్జునుడు అన్నాడు— ఓ వార్ష్ణేయా! ఈ యుద్ధంలో, అది త్రిలోక శమనమై నిలిచినప్పుడు, అప్పుడు…

Word by Word

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular

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

• युद्धे: battle/war
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• वा्ष्णेय: O descendant of the Vrishnis (Krishna)
• वा्ष्णेय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्णेय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• त्रैलोक्य-शमने: in the pacification/quieting of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्य-शमने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्यशमन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तदा: then/at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Kṛṣṇa (Vārṣṇeya)
• the three worlds (trailokya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line frames the Kurukṣetra war not merely as a human conflict but as an event with cosmic implications—one that ‘pacifies’ or ‘settles’ the three worlds—inviting reflection on how dharma, violence, and restoration of order are evaluated beyond personal gain or loss.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna begins a statement to Kṛṣṇa (addressed as Vārṣṇeya), referring back to the war and characterizing it as a world-settling event; the verse is a partial sentence that sets up what Arjuna is about to ask or recount next.