Mahabharata · 1.208.9–10
॥
Devanāgarī
अथ तं पुरुषव्याघ्रम् अन्तर्जलचरो महान् ॥
निजग्राह जले ग्राहः कुन्तीपुत्रं धनंजयम् ॥
स तम् आदाय कौन्तेयो विस्फुरन्तं जलेचरम् ॥
उदतिष्ठन् महाबाहुर् बलेन बलिनां वरः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
atha taṃ puruṣavyāghram antarjalacaro mahān ||
nijagrāha jale grāhaḥ kuntīputraṃ dhanaṃjayam ||
sa tam ādāya kaunteyo visphurantaṃ jalecaram ||
udatiṣṭhan mahābāhur balena balināṃ varaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अथ तं पुरुषव्याघ्रम् अन्तर्जलचरः महान्atha taṃ puruṣavyāghram antarjalacaraḥ mahānThen that tiger among men, a great dweller within the waters,
निजग्राह जले ग्राहः कुन्तीपुत्रं धनंजयम्nijagrāha jale grāhaḥ kuntīputraṃ dhanaṃjayamseized in the water - a crocodile - the son of Kunti, Dhananjaya;
सः तम् आदाय कौन्तेयः विस्फुरन्तं जलेचरम्saḥ tam ādāya kaunteyaḥ visphurantaṃ jalecaramhe, the son of Kunti, having seized that struggling water creature,
उदतिष्ठत् महाबाहुः बलेन बलिनां वरःudatiṣṭhat mahābāhuḥ balena balināṃ varaḥrose up, the mighty-armed, by his strength - the best of the strong;
अन्तर्जलचरोantarjalacarooriginal form "antarjalacaro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कौन्तेयोkaunteyooriginal form "kaunteyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उदतिष्ठन्udatiṣṭhanoriginal form "udatiṣṭhan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाबाहुर्mahābāhuroriginal form "mahābāhur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Then that tiger among men was seized in the water by a great dweller within the waters - a crocodile - the son of Kunti, Dhananjaya; he, the son of Kunti, having seized that struggling water creature, rose up, the mighty-armed, by his strength - the best of the strong."
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ddaff7768efd · published Jul 12, 2026, 6:01:16 PM UTC
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Here that which destroyed the weak is powerless before the hero. It is significant that the crocodile which carried off ascetics is itself seized and drawn out by Arjuna: where the defenseless perished, there the strength of the righteous triumphs. Evil unconquerable by the meek is crushed by the hand of a defender. Thus the scripture reveals Arjuna's might; and the predator's grip turns into its own captivity.