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Shloka 11

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 130: Kuntī’s Instruction on Rājadharma and Daṇḍanīti

अदृश्यन्तोद्यतान्येव सर्वप्रहरणानि च । नानाबाहुषु कृष्णस्य दीप्यमानानि सर्वश:

adṛśyantodyatāny eva sarvapraharaṇāni ca | nānābāhuṣu kṛṣṇasya dīpyamānāni sarvaśaḥ || śaṅkhaṃ cakraṃ gadāṃ śaktiṃ śārṅgadhanur halaṃ tathā | nandaka-nāmakaṃ khaḍgaṃ—ete ūrdhvam udyatāḥ sarvāyudhāni śrīkṛṣṇasya bahuṣu bāhuṣu dīpyamānāni dṛśyante sma ||

毗湿摩波耶那说道:一切兵器皆已高举,遍在四方,于黑天(克里希那)多臂之上灼然辉耀——海螺、神轮、钉锤、长枪、娑楞伽神弓、犁具,以及名为难陀迦的宝剑。此景所宣示者,不唯武力之盛,更是神圣护持之威:力量虽在,却作为对不义的警诫与对达摩的守护,而非鲁莽的暴烈。

अदृश्यन्तwere seen/appeared
अदृश्यन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Ātmanepada
उद्यतानिraised, uplifted
उद्यतानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउद्यत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
सर्वall
सर्व:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
प्रहरणानिweapons
प्रहरणानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रहरण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
नानाvarious, many kinds of
नाना:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाना
बाहुषुin (his) arms
बाहुषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
कृष्णस्यof Kṛṣṇa
कृष्णस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
दीप्यमानानिshining, blazing
दीप्यमानानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदीप्यमान
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
सर्वशःon all sides, everywhere
सर्वशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वशः

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
K
Kṛṣṇa
Ś
śaṅkha (conch)
C
cakra (discus)
G
gadā (mace)
Ś
śakti (spear)
Ś
Śārṅga (bow)
H
hala (plough)
N
Nandaka (sword)

Educational Q&A

The verse frames divine power as aligned with dharma: the display of irresistible weaponry is not glorification of aggression but an ethical warning—dharma is protected, and adharma is checked by a higher order.

Vaiśampāyana describes a vision of Kṛṣṇa with many arms, each bearing radiant weapons (conch, discus, mace, spear, Śārṅga bow, plough, and Nandaka sword), emphasizing a theophanic display meant to inspire awe and restraint in the unfolding conflict.