Shloka 70

Kṛṣṇa at Duryodhana’s House: Refusal of Hospitality and Departure to Vidura (कृष्णस्य धार्तराष्ट्रनिवेशनगमनम्)

Devanagari script

याहं गाण्डीवधन्वानं सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरम्‌ । धनंजयं न पश्यामि का शान्तिह॑ंदयस्य मे,“समस्त शस्त्रधारियोंमें श्रेष्ठ गाण्डीवधारी अर्जुनको जबतक मैं नहीं देख रही हूँ, तबतक मेरे हृदयको क्या शान्ति मिलेगी?

Transliteration

yāhaṃ gāṇḍīvadhanvānaṃ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varam | dhanaṃjayaṃ na paśyāmi kā śāntir hṛdayasya me ||

Translation

గాండీవధారి, సమస్త శస్త్రధారులలో శ్రేష్ఠుడైన ధనంజయ అర్జునుని నేను చూడనంతవరకు నా హృదయానికి శాంతి ఎట్లా కలుగుతుంది?

Word by Word

• यावत्: as long as / until
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत्
• Form: correlative adverb (yāvat–tāvat construction)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: pronoun; gender: —; case: nominative; number: singular

• गाण्डीवधन्वानम्: the one who has the Gāṇḍīva bow
• गाण्डीवधन्वानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गाण्डीवधन्वन्
• Form: gender: masculine; case: accusative; number: singular

• सर्वशस्त्रभृताम्: of all weapon-bearers
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वशस्त्रभृत्
• Form: gender: masculine; case: genitive; number: plural

• वरम्: best, excellent
• वरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: gender: masculine; case: accusative; number: singular

• धनंजयम्: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: proper noun; gender: masculine; case: accusative; number: singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न
• Form: negation

• पश्यामि: I see
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (पश्य-)
• Form: lakāra: laṭ (present); pada: parasmaipada; person: 1st; number: singular

• का: what (kind of)?
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम्
• Form: interrogative pronoun; gender: feminine; case: nominative; number: singular

• शान्तिः: peace, calm
• शान्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: gender: feminine; case: nominative; number: singular

• हृदयस्य: of (my) heart
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय
• Form: gender: neuter; case: genitive; number: singular

• मे: my / to me
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: pronoun; gender: —; case: genitive; number: singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna
• Dhanaṃjaya
• Gāṇḍīva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how inner peace depends on perceived protection and reassurance: the speaker’s heart cannot settle until the foremost warrior (Arjuna) is seen. Ethically, it reflects the human tendency to seek security in righteous strength and trusted allies on the eve of conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war setting, the speaker voices urgent longing to see Arjuna, famed as the Gāṇḍīva-bearer and best among weapon-wielders. The statement conveys anxiety and the need for confirmation of Arjuna’s presence before the heart can feel calm.