Shloka 72

Devanagari script

महात्मा फाल्गुनश्वापि सत्यधर्मरत: सदा । विजयस्तस्य नियतं जायते नात्र संशय:,“महात्मा अर्जुन सदा सत्य और धर्ममें तत्पर रहनेवाले हैं; अतः उनकी विजय अवश्य होगी, इसमें संशय नहीं है

Transliteration

mahātmā phālguṇaś cāpi satyadharmarataḥ sadā | vijayas tasya niyataṃ jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：“大心的法尔古那（阿周那）恒常奉持真实与达摩；因此，他的胜利必然无疑——毫无疑虑。”

Word by Word

• महात्मा: great-souled
• महात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• फाल्गुनः: Phalguna (Arjuna)
• फाल्गुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सत्यधर्मरतः: devoted to truth and dharma
• सत्यधर्मरतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यधर्मरत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• विजयः: victory
• विजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• नियतं: certainly/inevitably
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नियत

• जायते: arises/comes to be
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Phālguna (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steadfast commitment to satya (truth) and dharma (righteous conduct) is presented as the decisive ground of success; moral integrity is portrayed as a force that makes victory ‘certain,’ not merely probable.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, reporting the battlefield events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, affirms Arjuna’s character—his constant devotion to truth and dharma—and on that basis declares that Arjuna’s victory is assured, leaving no room for doubt.