Mahabharata · 4.62.5
॥
Devanāgarī
अर्जुन उवाच
स्वस्ति व्रजत भद्रं वो न भेतव्यं कथं चन ॥
नाहम् आर्ताञ् जिघांसामि भृशम् आश्वासयामि वः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
arjuna uvāca
svasti vrajata bhadraṃ vo na bhetavyaṃ kathaṃ cana ||
nāham ārtāñ jighāṃsāmi bhṛśam āśvāsayāmi vaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अर्जुनarjunaArjuna
उवाचuvācasaid
स्वस्तिsvastithe form "svasti"
व्रजतvrajatathe form "vrajata"
भद्रंbhadraṃwelfare
वोvothe form "vo"
नnanot
भेतव्यंbhetavyaṃthe form "bhetavyaṃ"
कथंkathaṃhow?
चनcanaindeed, or
नाहम्nāhamnot I
आर्ताञ्ārtāñthe form "ārtāñ"
जिघांसामिjighāṃsāmithe form "jighāṃsāmi"
भृशम्bhṛśamstrongly
आश्वासयामिāśvāsayāmithe form "āśvāsayāmi"
वःvaḥto you, your
Translation
Arjuna said: "Go in peace. Blessings upon you. Do not be afraid in any way. I have no wish to kill those who suffer; I firmly reassure you."
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Arjuna's brief words end the battle better than another blow could. Victory becomes pure when protection is given to the helpless.