Shloka 43

Devanagari script

वह शत्रुके मर्मस्थलको छेदनेमें समर्थ

Transliteration

jagrāha pārthaḥ sa śaraṃ prahṛṣṭo yo devasaṅghair api durnivāryaḥ | sampūjito yaḥ satataṃ mahātmā devāsurān yo vijayen maheṣuḥ ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Nagalak si Pārtha (Arjuna) at kinuha sa kanyang kamay ang palasong iyon—isang sandatang hindi mapipigil, na maging ang mga pulutong ng mga diyos ay halos hindi mapahinto ang landas nito. Laging pinararangalan ng lahat at dakila ang loob, si Arjuna, makapangyarihan sa digmaan, ay may kakayahang manaig kahit sa mga diyos at asura; kaya tinanggap niya ang sandatang iyon na nangangakong maghahatid ng pasyang lakas sa mabigat na batas ng digmaan, kung saan hinahangad ang tagumpay nang hindi iniiwan ang disiplinadong layunin.

Word by Word

• जग्राह: took, seized
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पार्थः: Arjuna (son of Pṛthā)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शरम्: arrow
• शरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रहृष्टः: delighted, very pleased
• प्रहृष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• देवसङ्घैः: by hosts of gods
• देवसङ्घैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवसङ्घ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अपि: even, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• दुर्निवार्यः: hard to restrain, irresistible
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्निवार्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सम्पूजितः: well-honored, duly worshipped
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूजित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सततम्: always, continually
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत

• महात्मा: great-souled one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देव-असुरान्: gods and asuras
• देव-असुरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + असुर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• विजयेत्: might conquer / would conquer
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-liṅ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महेषु: in great (battles/contests)
• महेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Pārtha, Kuntīkumāra)
• Devas (gods)
• Asuras
• Arrow (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined martial readiness: a righteous warrior accepts a powerful means when duty demands decisive action, yet the emphasis remains on controlled purpose (restraint, honor, and responsibility) rather than mere violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Arjuna joyfully taking up a formidable arrow—so potent that even the gods could hardly obstruct it—underscoring Arjuna’s stature as a revered, great-souled, and supremely capable archer in the climactic battles of the Karṇa Parva.