Shloka 72

Devanagari script

भारमेतं विनेष्यामि पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्‌ | अर्जनो हि शरैस्तीक3्षणैर्वध्यमानो5पि संयुगे

Transliteration

bhāram etaṁ vineṣyāmi pāṇḍavānāṁ mahātmanām | arjano hi śarais tīkṣṇair vadhyamāno 'pi saṁyuge

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: “Aalisin ko ang pasaning ito na bumibigat sa mga Pāṇḍava na dakila ang loob. Sapagkat si Arjuna, bagama’t tinatamaan sa labanan ng matutulis na palaso, ay nananatiling matatag sa paglalaban.”

Word by Word

भारम्burden

एतम्this

विनेष्यामिI shall remove / carry off / destroy

पाण्डवानाम्of the Pāṇḍavas

महात्मनाम्of the great-souled

अर्जुनःArjuna

हिindeed / for

शरैःwith arrows

तीक्ष्णैःsharp

वध्यमानःbeing slain / being struck down

अपिeven / although

संयुगेin battle

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāṇḍavas

Arjuna

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 highlights steadfastness in duty: even when wounded and pressured in battle, a warrior like Arjuna remains resolute. Ethically, it underscores endurance and commitment to one’s rightful responsibility (kṣatriya-dharma) amid suffering.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating the battlefield events, expresses confidence that the burden afflicting the Pāṇḍavas will be lifted. He points to Arjuna’s continued fighting despite being showered with sharp arrows, indicating Arjuna’s resilience and the momentum of the Pāṇḍava side.