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Shloka 69

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 47 — Arjuna’s Deterrent Declaration

Sañjaya’s Report

वव्रे चाहं वजहस्तान्महेन्द्रा- दस्मिन्‌ युद्धे वासुदेव॑ं सहायम्‌ । स मे लब्धो दस्युवधाय कृष्णो मन्ये चैतद्‌ विहितं दैवतैमें,“उस समय मैंने वज्रपाणि इन्द्रको छोड़कर इस युद्धमें भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णको अपना सहायक चुना था, इस प्रकार इन डाकुओंके वधके लिये मुझे श्रीकृष्ण मिल गये हैं। मालूम होता है, देवताओंने ही मेरे लिये ऐसी व्यवस्था कर रखी है

vavre cāhaṁ vajrahastān mahendrād asmin yuddhe vāsudevaṁ sahāyam | sa me labdho dasyuvadhāya kṛṣṇo manye caitad vihitaṁ daivataiḥ me ||

تب میں نے وجرہست مہندر کو بھی ایک طرف رکھ کر اس جنگ میں واسو دیو کرشن کو اپنا مددگار چُن لیا۔ ان لٹیروں جیسے لوگوں کے وध کے لیے کرشن مجھے حاصل ہوئے؛ مجھے گمان ہے کہ یہ بندوبست خود دیوتاؤں نے میرے لیے کیا تھا۔

वव्रेI chose
वव्रे:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (वरणे)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 1, Singular, Parasmaipada
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
वज्रहस्तात्from the thunderbolt-handed (Indra)
वज्रहस्तात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootवज्रहस्त
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
महेन्द्रात्from great Indra
महेन्द्रात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootमहेन्द्र
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
युद्धेbattle
युद्धे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
वासुदेवम्Vāsudeva (Krishna)
वासुदेवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवासुदेव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सहायम्as helper/ally
सहायम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसहाय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मेto me / for me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Dative, Singular
लब्धःobtained / found
लब्धः:
TypeVerb
Rootलभ् (लाभे)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
दस्युवधायfor the slaying of the robbers
दस्युवधाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootदस्युवध
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
कृष्णःKrishna
कृष्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मन्येI think
मन्ये:
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (मन्यते)
FormPresent (लट्), 1, Singular, Atmanepada
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
विहितम्arranged / ordained
विहितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-धा (विधान)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
दैवतैःby the gods / by divine powers
दैवतैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदैवत
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
मेfor me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Dative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
M
Mahendra (Indra)
V
Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
V
Vajra (thunderbolt)
D
Dasyu (bandits/robbers)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights discernment in seeking the right support: even the might of Indra is set aside in favor of Kṛṣṇa, implying that moral and divinely guided assistance is superior to mere power. It also frames the coming violence as socially protective—directed against ‘dasyus’ (marauders)—and as something believed to be divinely ordained.

Sañjaya reports a speaker’s reflection that, for the impending conflict, he deliberately chose Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) as his helper rather than Indra. He interprets Kṛṣṇa’s availability as providential, meant for the destruction of lawless aggressors described as dasyus.