Shloka 12

Devanagari script

आग्नेयानि च सर्वाणि वायव्यानि च सर्वश: । मदीयानि च सर्वाणि ग्रहीष्यसि धनंजय,“कुरुनन्दन! वह समय कब आनेवाला है, इसे भी मैं जानता हूँ। तुम्हारे महान्‌ तपसे प्रसन्न होकर मैं तुम्हें सम्पूर्ण आग्नेय तथा सब प्रकारके वायव्य अस्त्र प्रदान करूँगा। धनंजय! उसी समय तुम मेरे सम्पूर्ण अस्त्रोंको ग्रहण करोगे”

Transliteration

āgneyāni ca sarvāṇi vāyavyāni ca sarvaśaḥ | madīyāni ca sarvāṇi grahīṣyasi dhanaṃjaya |

Translation

毗舍摩波耶那说道：“檀那阇耶啊，一切阿耆尼耶（火）之武器与一切婆由毗耶（风）之武器，以及我所有的武器，你都将领受。”

Word by Word

[{'term''āgneyāni', 'definition': 'Agneya (fire-related) weapons

missiles/astral weapons associated with Agni'}, {'term''vāyavyāni', 'definition': 'Vāyavya (wind-related) weapons

astral weapons associated with Vāyu'}, {'term''sarvāṇi', 'definition': 'all, entire'}, {'term': 'sarvaśaḥ', 'definition': 'in every way

of all kinds'}, {'term''madīyāni', 'definition': 'mine

belonging to me'}, {'term''grahīṣyasi', 'definition': 'you will take/receive

you will accept (future, 2nd person singular)'}, {'term''dhanaṃjaya', 'definition': '‘Conqueror of wealth’

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna (Dhanaṃjaya)

Agneya astra (fire weapon)

Vāyavya astra (wind weapon)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power (especially martial or supernatural power) is portrayed as something to be granted in response to disciplined austerity and worthiness, not merely seized. The verse links tapas (self-control and effort) with legitimate empowerment, implying an ethical framework for acquiring and wielding force.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator reports a promise to Arjuna (Dhanaṃjaya): at the appropriate time, pleased by Arjuna’s austerities, the giver will bestow Agni- and Vāyu-associated astras, and ultimately all weapons belonging to the speaker, marking Arjuna’s preparation for future conflicts.