Shloka 24

Dvaītavana: Brahmaghoṣa, Rṣi-saṅgha, and Baka Dālbhyā’s Upadeśa to Yudhiṣṭhira

Devanagari script

योअरर्जुनेनार्जुनस्तुल्यो द्विबाहुर्बहुबाहुना

Transliteration

yo 'rjunena arjunas tulyo dvibāhur bahubāhunā

Translation

毗舍波耶那说：“他虽仅有双臂，却能与阿周那比肩，即便阿周那显现如有多臂之势。”

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अर्जुनेन: by/with Arjuna
• अर्जुनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तुल्यः: equal (to)
• तुल्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• द्विबाहुः: two-armed
• द्विबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बहुबाहुना: by/with the many-armed one
• बहुबाहुना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहुबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that true excellence is measured by inner capability and valor, not merely by outward displays of power; even without a spectacular, superhuman form, one may match the greatest hero.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a figure whose prowess is so great that, despite appearing as an ordinary two-armed person, he is said to be equal to Arjuna even when Arjuna is envisioned in a many-armed, extraordinary manifestation.