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Mahabharata · 7.60.26–27
॥
Арджуна
Devanāgarī
दृष्ट्वार्जुनो निमित्तानि विजयाय प्रदक्षिणम् ॥
युयुधानं महेष्वासम् इदं वचनम् अब्रवीत् ॥
युयुधानाद्य युद्धे मे दृश्यते विजयो ध्रुवः ॥
यथा हीमानि लिङ्गानि दृश्यन्ते शिनिपुंगव ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dṛṣṭvārjuno nimittāni vijayāya pradakṣiṇam ||
yuyudhānaṃ maheṣvāsam idaṃ vacanam abravīt ||
yuyudhānādya yuddhe me dṛśyate vijayo dhruvaḥ ||
yathā hīmāni liṅgāni dṛśyante śinipuṃgava ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
दृष्ट्वा अर्जुनः निमित्तानिdṛṣṭvā arjunaḥ nimittānihaving seen the omens, Arjuna; having seen the omens, Arjuna
विजयाय प्रदक्षिणम्vijayāya pradakṣiṇamfavorable for victory; favorable for victory
युयुधानम् महेष्वासम्yuyudhānam maheṣvāsamto Yuyudhana, the great archer; to Yuyudhana, the mighty bowman
इदम् वचनम् अब्रवीत्idam vacanam abravītspoke this word; spoke this word
युयुधान अद्य युद्धे मेyuyudhāna adya yuddhe meYuyudhana, today in battle my; Yuyudhana, today in the fight my
दृश्यते विजयः ध्रुवःdṛśyate vijayaḥ dhruvaḥvictory is seen as certain; victory is seen as certain
यथा हि इमानि लिङ्गानिyathā hi imāni liṅgānifor as these signs; for as these signs
दृश्यन्ते शिनिपुंगवdṛśyante śinipuṃgavaare seen, O bull of the Shini [clan]; are seen, O bull among the Shinis
Translation
Having seen the omens favorable for victory, Arjuna spoke this word to Yuyudhana, the great archer: "Yuyudhana, today my victory in battle appears certain — for such, as they show themselves, are these signs, O bull of the Shinis."
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6895dbb5f8c0 · published Jul 19, 2026, 3:36:52 PM UTC
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Arjuna reads the omens as the language of Providence: "yathā hi imāni liṅgāni dṛśyante… vijayaḥ dhruvaḥ" — by how the signs appear, victory is certain. His confidence rests not on self-regard but on the concord of signs, on the witness of higher powers. The ancient science of omens here is a reading of the will from above. The verse teaches that one who sees clearly knows how to read signs of grace and draw from them not pride but quiet assurance: a victory foretold by nature and by omens is received as a gift, and the warrior enters battle not presumptuously, but trusting the will that has been revealed.