Shloka 63

निवातकवचवधः — Arjuna’s Neutralization of the Nivātakavacas

Vajra-astra deployment

Devanagari script

न त्वमद्य युधा जेतुं शक्‍्य: सुरगणैरपि । कि पुनर्मनुषे लोके मानुषैरकृतात्मभि:,“अर्जुन! अब तुम्हें युद्धमें देवता भी परास्त नहीं कर सकते। फिर मर्त्यलोकमें रहनेवाले बेचारे असंयमी मनुष्योंकी तो बात ही क्या है?

Transliteration

na tvam adya yudhā jetuṃ śakyaḥ suragaṇair api | ki punar manuṣe loke mānuṣair akṛtātmabhiḥ ||

Translation

“阿周那！如今在战场上，即便诸天神众也不能战胜你；更何况那人间世上、心性未驯的凡夫俗子呢？”

Word by Word

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

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• युधा: by battle, in combat
• युधा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• जेतुम्: to conquer/defeat
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Infinitive (tumun)

• शक्यः: possible (to be conquered)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुरगणैः: by the hosts of gods
• सुरगणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरगण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• किम्: what? (in 'how much more')
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम्

• पुनः: again; moreover
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• मनुषे: in the human (mortal) realm
• मनुषे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• मानुषैः: by men/humans
• मानुषैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानुष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अकृतात्मभिः: by the undisciplined (uncontrolled in self)
• अकृतात्मभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकृतात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• suragaṇa (hosts of gods)
• manuṣa-loka (mortal/human world)