Shloka 24

Adhyāya 41 — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Briefing and the Renewal of the Great Engagement

Devanagari script

यः सर्वभूतानि सदैवतानि प्रस्थेडघजयत्‌ खाण्डवे सव्यसाची

Transliteration

yaḥ sarvabhūtāni sadaivatāni prasthēḍghajayat khāṇḍave savyasācī

Translation

桑阇耶说道：“那位在迦旃陀婆林中，连同诸神护持者在内，征服一切众生的，正是善用双手的神射手阿周那（Savyasācin）。”

Word by Word

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

• सर्वभूतानि: all beings
• सर्वभूतानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• सदैवतानि: together with the gods / having the gods (as companions)
• सदैवतानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदैवत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• प्रस्थे: in the expanse/plain (place)
• प्रस्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रस्थ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अघजयत्: conquered/defeated
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• खाण्डवे: in (the forest of) Khāṇḍava
• खाण्डवे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: खाण्डव
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सव्यसाची: Savyasācin (Arjuna; ambidextrous archer)
• सव्यसाची: Karta
• Type: Noun (Epithet)
• Root: सव्यसाचिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Savyasācī)
• Khāṇḍava forest

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores exemplary martial excellence and resolve: Arjuna’s prowess is portrayed as so great that even forces supported by divine powers could not withstand him, highlighting the ethical weight of capability and responsibility in a warrior’s dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya recalls Arjuna’s earlier feat in the Khāṇḍava forest—where he fought and prevailed against formidable opponents—using that past victory to characterize Arjuna’s extraordinary strength in the present war context.