Mahabharata · 1.219.37–38
॥
Devanāgarī
स चक्रम् उद्यतं दृष्ट्वा दिधक्षुं च हुताशनम् ॥
अभिधावार्जुनेत्य् एवं मयश् चुक्रोश भारत ॥
तस्य भीतस्वनं श्रुत्वा मा भैर् इति धनंजयः ॥
प्रत्युवाच मयं पार्थो जीवयन्न् इव भारत ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sa cakram udyataṃ dṛṣṭvā didhakṣuṃ ca hutāśanam ||
abhidhāvārjunety evaṃ mayaś cukrośa bhārata ||
tasya bhītasvanaṃ śrutvā mā bhair iti dhanaṃjayaḥ ||
pratyuvāca mayaṃ pārtho jīvayann iva bhārata ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सः चक्रम् उद्यतं दृष्ट्वा दिधक्षुं च हुताशनम्saḥ cakram udyataṃ dṛṣṭvā didhakṣuṃ ca hutāśanamhe, seeing the raised chakra and the fire wishing to burn him,
अभिधाव अर्जुन इति एवं मयः चुक्रोश भारतabhidhāva arjuna iti evaṃ mayaḥ cukrośa bhārata'Run to me, Arjuna!' -- thus Maya cried out, O Bharata;
तस्य भीतस्वनं श्रुत्वा मा भैः इति धनंजयःtasya bhītasvanaṃ śrutvā mā bhaiḥ iti dhanaṃjayaḥhearing his frightened voice, 'Fear not!' -- Dhananjaya,
प्रत्युवाच मयं पार्थः जीवयन् इव भारतpratyuvāca mayaṃ pārthaḥ jīvayan iva bhārataanswered Maya, Partha, as though restoring him to life, O Bharata;
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अभिधावार्जुनेत्य्abhidhāvārjunetyoriginal form "abhidhāvārjunety", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मयश्mayaśoriginal form "mayaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भैर्bhairoriginal form "bhair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पार्थोpārthooriginal form "pārtho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जीवयन्न्jīvayannoriginal form "jīvayann", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
He, seeing the raised chakra and the fire eager to burn him, cried, 'Run to me, Arjuna!' -- thus Maya called out; hearing his frightened voice, Dhananjaya, Partha, answered Maya, 'Fear not!' as though restoring him to life.
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Here to the one who cries out for protection is granted "fear not." It is significant that Arjuna's word "fear not" is like one restoring life: the one who takes refuge in a protector is not turned away, but saved. Here is the image of abhaya-dana [the gift of fearlessness], which the Lord and his devotee grant to one who surrenders to them: whoever cries out for shelter is saved. Thus scripture reveals Arjuna's mercy; and his word turns death into life.