Shloka 42

Adhyāya 55: Pārtha–Rādheya Saṃvāda and Tactical Exchange

Chapter 55

Devanagari script

कृपस्यैतदनीकाग्रयं प्रापपस्वैतदेव माम्‌ । एतस्य दर्शयिष्यामि शीघ्रास्त्रं दृढधन्विन:

Transliteration

arjuna uvāca | kṛpasya etad anīkāgryaṃ prāpaya svaitad eva mām | etasya darśayiṣyāmi śīghrāstraṃ dṛḍha-dhanvinaḥ ||

Translation

అర్జునుడు అన్నాడు— ‘ఉత్తరా! కృపుని ఈ అగ్రదళం వద్దకు నన్ను నేరుగా చేర్చు. దృఢధనుస్సు గల కృపునికి నేను శీఘ్రాస్త్రప్రయోగాన్ని చూపుతాను.’

Word by Word

• कृपस्य: of Kripa
• कृपस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अनीकाग्र्यम्: the foremost part of the army / best army-division
• अनीकाग्र्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीकाग्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• प्रापयस्व: lead (me) / take (me) to
• प्रापयस्व: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) / प्रापयति (णिच्)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एतत्: this (place/thing)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• एतस्य: of this (man)
• एतस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• दर्शयिष्यामि: I will show
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) / दर्शयति (णिच्)
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शीघ्रम्: quick(ly)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अस्त्रम्: weapon / missile
• अस्त्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दृढधन्विनः: of the firm-bowed (archer)
• दृढधन्विनः: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढधन्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)
• anīka (army division/battle-array)
• astra (weapons/missiles)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya resolve and battlefield discernment: Arjuna identifies the key opponent and chooses a direct engagement, emphasizing disciplined confidence and tactical clarity rather than hesitation.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the Virāṭa battle episode, Arjuna (with Uttarā/Uttara as charioteer in this context) points out Kṛpācārya and his leading troop formation and orders to be driven toward it, declaring he will demonstrate swift weapon-use against the renowned archer.