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Mahabharata · 7.59.17–18
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Devanāgarī
अहं च तत् करिष्यामि यथा कुन्तीसुतो ऽर्जुनः ॥
धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सैन्यानि धक्ष्यत्य् अग्निर् इवोत्थितः ॥
अद्य तं पापकर्माणं क्षुद्रं सौभद्रघातिनम् ॥
अपुनर्दर्शनं मार्गम् इषुभिः क्षेप्स्यते ऽर्जुनः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ahaṃ ca tat kariṣyāmi yathā kuntīsuto 'rjunaḥ ||
dhārtarāṣṭrasya sainyāni dhakṣyaty agnir ivotthitaḥ ||
adya taṃ pāpakarmāṇaṃ kṣudraṃ saubhadraghātinam ||
apunardarśanaṃ mārgam iṣubhiḥ kṣepsyate 'rjunaḥ ||
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SanskritIASTMeaning
अहम् च तत् करिष्यामिaham ca tat kariṣyāmiand I will do that; and I will do that
यथा कुन्तीसुतः अर्जुनःyathā kuntīsutaḥ arjunaḥso that the son of Kunti, Arjuna; so that Kaunteya Arjuna
धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सैन्यानिdhārtarāṣṭrasya sainyānithe armies of the son of Dhritarashtra; the hosts of Dhartarashtra
धक्ष्यति अग्निः इव उत्थितःdhakṣyati agniḥ iva utthitaḥwill burn, like a rising fire; will burn, like a rising fire
अद्य तम् पापकर्माणम्adya tam pāpakarmāṇamtoday that evildoer; today that evildoer
क्षुद्रम् सौभद्रघातिनम्kṣudram saubhadraghātinamthe vile one, the slayer of Subhadra's son; the vile one, the slayer of Saubhadra
अपुनर्दर्शनम् मार्गम्apunardarśanam mārgamonto the road of no return; onto the road of no return
इषुभिः क्षेप्स्यते अर्जुनःiṣubhiḥ kṣepsyate arjunaḥwith arrows Arjuna will send; with arrows Arjuna will send
Translation
"And I will bring it about that Arjuna, the son of Kunti, burns the armies of Dhritarashtra's son like a rising fire. This day, that evildoer, the vile slayer of Subhadra's son, Arjuna will send with his arrows onto the road of no return."
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e3573a1f63fd · published Jul 19, 2026, 3:36:52 PM UTC
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Krishna answers the prayer with an act, not a word of comfort: "ahaṃ ca tat kariṣyāmi", "and I will do that." It is significant that the Lord speaks of His own part in Arjuna's victory: the devotee acts, but God acts through him -- "yathā... arjunaḥ dhakṣyati", "so that Arjuna burns." Retribution for the evildoer is spoken of as already accomplished. The verse teaches that the devotee's prayer meets not empty consolation but a promise of action: the Lord Himself undertakes to shape the outcome; and the victory of the faithful is a joint work -- his valor and God's will, inseparably joined.