Shloka 56

Devanagari script

अच्छेद्य: सर्वतो वीर वाजिनश्न मनोजवा: । ध्वजश्न दिव्यो द्युतिमान्‌ वानरो विस्मयंकर:,सर्वलोकवन्दित, दशाहईकुलनन्दन श्रीकृष्ण उनके घोड़ोंकी रास सँभालते हैं। वीर! उनके पास अग्निका दिया हुआ सुवर्णभूषित दिव्य रथ है, जिसे किसी प्रकार नष्ट नहीं किया जा सकता। उनके घोड़े भी मनके समान वेगशाली हैं। उनका तेजस्वी ध्वज दिव्य है, जिसके ऊपर सबको आश्चर्यमें डालनेवाला वानर बैठा रहता है

Transliteration

acchedyaḥ sarvato vīra vājināś ca manojavāḥ | dhvajaś ca divyo dyutimān vānaro vismayaṅkaraḥ ||

Translation

迦尔纳说道：“勇士啊，他的战车四面皆不可破——任何兵器都无法毁坏。其马疾如意念。其旗幡光辉神圣，旗上端坐着那令人惊叹的神猴，使众人无不骇异。”

Word by Word

अच्छेद्यःindestructible / not to be cut

सर्वतःon all sides / entirely

वीरO hero

वाजिनःhorses

मनोजवाःswift as the mind

ध्वजःbanner / standard

दिव्यःdivine

द्युतिमान्radiant / splendid

वानरःmonkey (Hanuman emblem)

विस्मयङ्करःcausing wonder / astonishing

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Karna

Arjuna (implied by the banner with Hanuman and the famed chariot)

Krishna (implied as charioteer in the narrative context)

Hanuman (vānara on the banner)

Divine chariot (agni-datta, implied by tradition)

Horses (Arjuna’s steeds)

Banner/standard (dhvaja)

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 that victory in war is not determined only by human strength; divine favor, auspicious emblems, and alignment with dharma can confer protections and advantages that ordinary weapons cannot overcome.

What is happening in the narrative?

Karna is describing the extraordinary features of his opponent’s side—an indestructible chariot, thought-swift horses, and a radiant banner bearing the monkey emblem—underscoring the formidable, divinely supported presence associated with Krishna and Arjuna.