Shloka 31
Devanagari script
मदगतानि च जानीहि सर्वास्त्राणि कुरुद्वह । एवमुक्त्वा तु मां शक्रस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
Transliteration
madagatāni ca jānīhi sarvāstrāṇi kurudvaha | evam uktvā tu māṃ śakras tatraivāntaradhīyata ||
Translation
“俱卢族中最卓越者啊，也当知晓一切已寄居于我之武器。”言毕，释迦（因陀罗）即于原地隐没不见。
Word by Word
मदगतानिgone into intoxication; in a state of intoxication
मदगतानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमदगत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
जानीहिknow; understand
जानीहि:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
सर्वall
सर्व:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
अस्त्राणिweapons (missile-weapons)
अस्त्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
कुरुद्वहO bearer/best of the Kurus
कुरुद्वह:
TypeNoun
Rootकुरुद्वह
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
उक्त्वाhaving said
उक्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), Active
तुbut; indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
शक्रःŚakra (Indra)
शक्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशक्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
एवindeed; just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अन्तर्धीयतdisappeared; vanished
अन्तर्धीयत:
TypeVerb
Rootअन्तर्धा + इ
FormImperfect, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaŚ
Śakra (Indra)A
astra (divine weapons)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
Power (especially martial or divine power) must be paired with knowledge and restraint. Indra’s instruction implies that possessing astras is not enough; one must truly understand them—how they are invoked, controlled, and ethically governed.
Indra addresses Arjuna, urging him to learn/recognize all the astras that have been entrusted to him. After giving this directive, Indra immediately vanishes from the place, marking the completion of a divine encounter and the transition of responsibility to Arjuna.