Shloka 68

Devanagari script

ब्रह्देशानावथो वाक्यमूचतुस्त्रिदशेश्वरम्‌

Transliteration

Brahmādeśānāvatho vākyam ūcatuḥ tridaśeśvaram, svargaṁ ca samanupprāpya sāhāyyaṁ śakra te kṛtam.

Translation

Sañjaya thưa: “Bấy giờ Brahmā và Mahādeva nói với Indra, chúa tể chư thiên: ‘Chiến thắng của Arjuna, bậc đại hồn, quả thật đã định. Hỡi Śakra, chính Arjuna—cung thủ dùng được cả hai tay—xưa kia đã làm Agni hài lòng trong rừng Khāṇḍava, và khi lên cõi trời cũng từng trợ giúp ngươi.’”

Word by Word

• बृहद्देशानौ: the two great ones (Brahmā and Maheśvara)
• बृहद्देशानौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद्देश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• अथ: then
• अथ: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• वाक्यम्: speech, words
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ऊचतुः: they two said
• ऊचतुः: null
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada

• त्रिदशेश्वरम्: the lord of the thirty gods (Indra)
• त्रिदशेश्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदशेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• च: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• समनुप्राप्य: having reached/attained
• समनुप्राप्य: null
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अनु-प्र-आप्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• साहाय्यम्: help, assistance
• साहाय्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: साहाय्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शक्र: O Śakra (Indra)
• शक्र: null
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular

• कृतम्: done, rendered
• कृतम्: null
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Past Passive Participle, Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• ब्रह्मा (Brahmā)
• महादेव (Mahādeva/Śiva)
• इन्द्र (Indra/Śakra)
• अर्जुन (Arjuna/Savyasācī)
• अग्निदेव (Agni)
• स्वर्ग (Svarga)
• खाण्डववन (Khāṇḍava forest)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes moral causality and reciprocity: a hero’s success is portrayed as arising from established merit and past righteous service. Arjuna’s earlier acts—pleasing Agni and aiding Indra—become ethical grounds for divine confidence in his victory.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Brahmā and Mahādeva speak to Indra, assuring him that Arjuna’s victory is certain. They cite Arjuna’s prior deeds—his role in the Khāṇḍava forest episode and his assistance to Indra in heaven—as evidence of his proven power and divine-backed destiny.