Mahabharata · 7.56.28–29
॥
Devanāgarī
श्वस् तां चक्रप्रमथितां द्रक्ष्यसे नृपवाहिनीम् ॥
मया क्रुद्धेन समरे पाण्डवार्थे निपातिताम् ॥
श्वः सदेवाः सगन्धर्वाः पिशाचोरगराक्षसाः ॥
ज्ञास्यन्ति लोकाः सर्वे मां सुहृदं सव्यसाचिनः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
śvas tāṃ cakrapramathitāṃ drakṣyase nṛpavāhinīm ||
mayā kruddhena samare pāṇḍavārthe nipātitām ||
śvaḥ sadevāḥ sagandharvāḥ piśācoragarākṣasāḥ ||
jñāsyanti lokāḥ sarve māṃ suhṛdaṃ savyasācinaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
श्वः ताम् चक्रप्रमथिताम्śvaḥ tām cakrapramathitāmtomorrow, that one, ground down by the discus; tomorrow, that one, pulverized by the discus
द्रक्ष्यसे नृपवाहिनीम्drakṣyase nṛpavāhinīmyou will see the royal army; you will behold the royal army
मया क्रुद्धेन समरेmayā kruddhena samareby me, in wrath, in battle; by me, in fury, in combat
पाण्डवार्थे निपातिताम्pāṇḍavārthe nipātitāmlaid low for the sake of the Pandava; laid low for the sake of the Pandava
श्वः सदेवाः सगन्धर्वाःśvaḥ sadevāḥ sagandharvāḥtomorrow with the gods and gandharvas; tomorrow with the gods, the gandharvas
पिशाचोरगराक्षसाःpiśācoragarākṣasāḥpishachas, serpents, rakshasas; pishachas, serpents, rakshasas
ज्ञास्यन्ति लोकाः सर्वे माम्jñāsyanti lokāḥ sarve māmall the worlds will know me; all the worlds will know me
सुहृदम् सव्यसाचिनःsuhṛdam savyasācinaḥas the friend of Savyasachin [Arjuna]; as the friend of Savyasachin
Translation
"Tomorrow you will see that royal army, ground down by the discus, laid low by me in wrath in battle for the sake of the Pandava. Tomorrow, together with the gods, the gandharvas, the pishachas, the serpents and the rakshasas, all the worlds will know me as the friend of Savyasachin."
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f26b5a8bf77c · published Jul 19, 2026, 3:36:52 PM UTC
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Krishna wishes to be known not as the all-ruling Lord but as "suhṛdaṃ savyasācinaḥ", the friend of Arjuna: let all the worlds know him first of all as the friend of his devotee. It is telling that the highest name he chooses to reveal is not king or creator, but "friend". For this he is ready even to break his own vow of not entering battle. The verse teaches a hidden truth: the Lord treasures the title of friend to his servant above the glory of ruler of the worlds; and devotion reveals in God not a fearsome sovereign but a loving friend who wishes to be known exactly so.