Mahabharata 7.204.145 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 204, Shloka 145

Devanagari script

एष देवो महादेवो यो5सौ पार्थ तवाग्रत: । संग्रामे शात्रवान्‌ निष्नंस्त्वया दृष्ट:ः पिनाकधूक्‌

Transliteration

eṣa devo mahādevo yo'sau pārtha tavāgrataḥ | saṅgrāme śātravān niṣṇan tvayā dṛṣṭaḥ pinākadhṛk, arjuna ||

Translation

วยาสกล่าวว่า “โอ้ ปารถะ ผู้ที่เจ้ามองเห็นอยู่เบื้องหน้าในสนามรบ—ผู้กวาดล้างสังหารหมู่นักรบฝ่ายศัตรู—มิใช่ผู้ใดอื่น นอกจากมหาเทพมหาเทวะ ผู้ทรงคันศรปิณากะเอง โอ้ อรชุน พระศิวะนั่นแลที่ปรากฏเป็นผู้สังหารศัตรูของเจ้า”

Word by Word

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवः: god
• देवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (the great god, Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• असौ: that (yonder one)
• असौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: असद्/अदस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थ: O Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तव: of you/your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• अग्रतः: in front (of)
• अग्रतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः
• Form: true

• संग्रामे: in battle
• संग्रामे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• शात्रवान्: enemies
• शात्रवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शात्रव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• निष्नन्: slaying, killing
• निष्नन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• दृष्टः: seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पिनाकधृक्: bearer of the Pināka (Śiva)
• पिनाकधृक्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिनाकधृक्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अर्जुन: O Arjuna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Arjuna
• Pārtha
• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Pināka (Śiva’s bow)
• battlefield (saṅgrāma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that human victory in a dharmic struggle is not merely personal prowess; divine power can operate alongside the righteous warrior. It frames Arjuna’s success as supported by Mahādeva, encouraging humility, devotion, and recognition of higher agency in the outcomes of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa identifies the mysterious, formidable figure Arjuna witnessed ahead of him on the battlefield—slaughtering enemies—as Mahādeva (Śiva) himself, specifically described as the bearer of the bow Pināka.