Shloka 50

Adhyāya 168: Arjuna’s counters to māyā-rains and the onset of darkness

Nivātakavaca engagement

Devanagari script

अस्त्राणीच्छाम्यहं ज्ञातुं यानि देवेषु कानिचित्‌ । ददानीत्येव भगवानन्रवीत्‌ त्रयम्बकश्न माम्‌

Transliteration

astrāṇīcchāmy ahaṃ jñātuṃ yāni deveṣu kānicit | dadānīty eva bhagavān abravīt tryambakaś ca mām ||

Translation

阿周那说道：“我愿知晓诸天之中所有的神圣兵器。”至尊三目者特里央巴迦（Tryambaka，湿婆）闻言对我说道：“我赐予你。”

Word by Word

• अस्त्राणि: weapons (missiles)
• अस्त्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• इच्छामि: I desire
• इच्छामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Present, 1, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• ज्ञातुम्: to know
• ज्ञातुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• यानि: which
• यानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• देवेषु: among the gods / with the gods
• देवेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• कानि: which (ones) / any
• कानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• चित्: indeed; (with interrogatives) any/some
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित्

• ददानीति: "I give" (thus)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Present, 1, Singular, Parasmaipada, Quoted speech form: ददानि + इति

• एव: just/indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Past), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• त्र्यम्बकः: Tryambaka (the three-eyed one, Shiva)
• त्र्यम्बकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्र्यम्बक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Śiva (Tryambaka)
• divine weapons (astrāṇi)
• the gods (devas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Spiritual humility and devotion are presented as prerequisites for receiving power; divine weapons symbolize capability that must be aligned with dharma, not personal desire.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna petitions Śiva (Tryambaka) to learn the divine weapons possessed by the gods, and Śiva responds by granting them—marking Arjuna’s empowerment for the dharmic struggle ahead.