Shloka 25

Devanagari script

न हि गाण्डीवनिर्मुक्ता गार्ध्रपक्षा: सुतेजना: । नान्तरेष्ववतिष्ठन्ते गिरीणामपि दारणा:,गाण्डीवसे छूटे हुए गीधके पंखवाले तीखे बाण पर्वतोंको भी विदीर्ण करनेवाले हैं। वे शत्रुकी छातीमें घुसे बिना नहीं रहते

Transliteration

na hi gāṇḍīva-nirmuktā gārdhra-pakṣāḥ su-tejanāḥ | nāntareṣv avatiṣṭhante girīṇām api dāraṇāḥ ||

Translation

కృపుడు అన్నాడు—గాండీవం నుంచి విడిచిన గృధ్రపక్షాలతో కూడిన తేజోమయ బాణాలు మధ్యలో ఆగవు; శత్రువు దేహాన్ని ఛేదించకుండా నిలవవు—పర్వతాలను కూడా చీల్చగలవు.

Word by Word

नnot

हिindeed/for

गाण्डीव-निर्मुक्ताःreleased from (the bow) Gāṇḍīva

गार्ध्र-पक्षाःhaving vulture-feathers

सु-तेजनाःvery sharp/keen-edged

नnot

अन्तरेषुin the interior/within (gaps/insides)

अवतिष्ठन्तेremain/stop/stand

गिरीणाम्of mountains

अपिeven/also

दारणाःsplitting/piercing

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kṛpa

Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna’s bow)

arrows

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 underscores the inevitability of consequences once a powerful force is rightly unleashed: Arjuna’s arrows symbolize decisive action in battle—when duty demands engagement, half-measures and hesitation are ineffective.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛpa is warning/remarking about the terrifying effectiveness of the arrows shot from Arjuna’s bow Gāṇḍīva, emphasizing that such arrows do not stop until they pierce their target—heightening the sense of danger for those who face Arjuna.