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Shloka 17

न तु त्वामर्जुन: शक्त: कुण्डलाभ्यां समन्वितम्‌ । विजेतुं युधि यद्यस्य स्वयमिन्द्र: सखा भवेत्‌,यदि तुम इन दोनों कुण्डलोंको धारण किये रहोगे, तो अर्जुन तुम्हें युद्धमें कदापि नहीं जीत सकते; भले ही साक्षात्‌ इन्द्र भी उनकी सहायता करनेके लिये आ जायाँ

na tu tvām arjunaḥ śaktaḥ kuṇḍalābhyāṁ samanvitam | vijetuṁ yudhi yady asya svayam indraḥ sakhā bhavet ||

నీవు ఈ రెండు కుండలములతో అలంకృతుడై ఉన్నంతవరకు అర్జునుడు యుద్ధంలో నిన్ను జయించలేడు; అతనికి స్వయంగా ఇంద్రుడే మిత్రుడై వచ్చినా సరే।

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तुbut
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootत्वद्
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
अर्जुनःArjuna
अर्जुनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
शक्तःable, capable
शक्तः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशक्त
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
कुण्डलाभ्याम्with (the two) earrings
कुण्डलाभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकुण्डल
Formneuter, instrumental, dual
समन्वितम्endowed with, furnished with
समन्वितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-अन्-वि-इ (समन्वि) / समन्वित
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
विजेतुम्to conquer
विजेतुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-जि
Forminfinitive
युधिin battle
युधि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुध्
Formfeminine, locative, singular
यदिeven if / if
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
यस्यof whom, whose
यस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
स्वयम्himself
स्वयम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम्
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
सखाfriend
सखा:
TypeNoun
Rootसखि
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
भवेत्might be / were to be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formoptative (vidhi-lin), 3rd, singular

सूर्य उवाच

S
Surya
A
Arjuna
I
Indra
K
Kundala (earrings)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights that certain divinely granted protections (here, the kundalas) can decisively shape outcomes beyond ordinary human effort, raising an ethical question: whether one should rely on inherited/boon-based invulnerability or accept vulnerability in service of a higher dharma.

Surya warns (in context, to Karna) that as long as he retains his kundalas, Arjuna cannot defeat him in battle—even with Indra’s direct support—emphasizing Karna’s extraordinary protection and the strategic stakes surrounding these divine ornaments.