Mahabharata · 1.218.38–39
॥
Devanāgarī
तत्राद्भुतान्य् अदृश्यन्त निमित्तानि महाहवे ॥
युगान्तसमरूपाणि भूतोत्सादाय भारत ॥
तथा तु दृष्ट्वा संरब्धं शक्रं देवैः सहाच्युतौ ॥
अभीतौ युधि दुर्धर्षौ तस्थतुः सज्जकार्मुकौ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tatrādbhutāny adṛśyanta nimittāni mahāhave ||
yugāntasamarūpāṇi bhūtotsādāya bhārata ||
tathā tu dṛṣṭvā saṃrabdhaṃ śakraṃ devaiḥ sahācyutau ||
abhītau yudhi durdharṣau tasthatuḥ sajjakārmukau ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
तत्र अद्भुतानि अदृश्यन्त निमित्तानि महाहवेtatra adbhutāni adṛśyanta nimittāni mahāhaveThere, in the great battle, wondrous omens were seen,
युगान्तसमरूपाणि भूतोत्सादाय भारतyugāntasamarūpāṇi bhūtotsādāya bhārataresembling the aspect of the end of an age, portending the destruction of beings, O Bharata;
तथा तु दृष्ट्वा संरब्धं शक्रं देवैः सह अच्युतौtathā tu dṛṣṭvā saṃrabdhaṃ śakraṃ devaiḥ saha acyutauthus, seeing the enraged Shakra together with the gods, the two unshaken ones,
अभीतौ युधि दुर्धर्षौ तस्थतुः सज्जकार्मुकौabhītau yudhi durdharṣau tasthatuḥ sajjakārmukaufearless, unconquerable in battle, stood with bows drawn;
तत्राद्भुतान्य्tatrādbhutānyoriginal form "tatrādbhutāny", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सहाच्युतौsahācyutauoriginal form "sahācyutau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
There, in the great battle, wondrous omens were seen, resembling the aspect of the end of an age, portending the destruction of beings, O Bharata; thus, seeing the enraged Shakra together with the gods, the two unshaken ones, fearless, unconquerable in battle, stood with bows drawn.
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Here, before the face of all the gods, the two stand without fear. Telling is it that Krishna and Arjuna are "fearless" before the host of heaven: where the Lord is, there is no room for fear. The devotee, in the Lord's presence, is unafraid even before the whole world. Thus the text shows the composure of the two; and even dreadful omens do not shake them.