Mahabharata · 7.56.38–39
॥
Devanāgarī
सर्वोपायैर् यतिष्यामि यथा बीभत्सुर् आहवे ॥
पश्यतां धार्तराष्ट्राणां हनिष्यति जयद्रथम् ॥
यस्य यस्य च बीभत्सुर् वधे यत्नं करिष्यति ॥
आशंसे सारथे तत्र भवितास्य ध्रुवो जयः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sarvopāyair yatiṣyāmi yathā bībhatsur āhave ||
paśyatāṃ dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ haniṣyati jayadratham ||
yasya yasya ca bībhatsur vadhe yatnaṃ kariṣyati ||
āśaṃse sārathe tatra bhavitāsya dhruvo jayaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सर्वोपायैः यतिष्यामिsarvopāyaiḥ yatiṣyāmiby all means I will strive; by every means I will endeavor
यथा बीभत्सुः आहवेyathā bībhatsuḥ āhaveso that Bibhatsu in battle; so that Bibhatsu in combat
पश्यताम् धार्तराष्ट्राणाम्paśyatām dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāmbefore the eyes of the sons of Dhritarashtra; before the eyes of the Dhartarashtras
हनिष्यति जयद्रथम्haniṣyati jayadrathamslew Jayadratha; struck down Jayadratha
यस्य यस्य च बीभत्सुःyasya yasya ca bībhatsuḥand whomever Bibhatsu; and whomever Bibhatsu
वधे यत्नम् करिष्यतिvadhe yatnam kariṣyatistrove to slay [whomever he resolved to kill]; resolved to strike down
आशंसे सारथे तत्रāśaṃse sārathe tatraI trust, O charioteer, there; I trust, O charioteer
भविता अस्य ध्रुवः जयःbhavitā asya dhruvaḥ jayaḥwill be his certain victory; will be his certain victory
Translation
"I will strive by every means so that Bibhatsu may slay Jayadratha in battle, before the eyes of the sons of Dhritarashtra. And whomever Bibhatsu resolves to slay, I trust, O charioteer, that his victory there will be certain."
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The Lord promises "sarvopāyaiḥ yatiṣyāmi", 'I will strive by every means': he does not wait idly for the outcome, but acts. And he concludes with trust: "yasya yasya… vadhe yatnam kariṣyati… bhavitā asya dhruvo jayaḥ" — whomever Arjuna undertakes to slay, victory is certain. It is telling that this certainty rests not on Arjuna's own might, but on the presence of Krishna, who by every means secures the outcome. The verse teaches that the devotee's victory is guaranteed not by himself but by the Lord, who labors 'by every means' for his cause: where God undertakes to help his servant, the outcome is "dhruvaḥ", unshakeable.