Mahabharata · 7.61.42–43
॥
Devanāgarī
अन्यो दुर्योधनात् कर्णाच् छकुनेश् चापि सौबलात् ॥
दुःशासनचतुर्थानां नान्यं पश्यामि पञ्चमम् ॥
येषाम् अभीशुहस्तः स्याद् विष्वक्सेनो रथे स्थितः ॥
संनद्धश् चार्जुनो योद्धा तेषां नास्ति पराजयः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
anyo duryodhanāt karṇāc chakuneś cāpi saubalāt ||
duḥśāsanacaturthānāṃ nānyaṃ paśyāmi pañcamam ||
yeṣām abhīśuhastaḥ syād viṣvakseno rathe sthitaḥ ||
saṃnaddhaś cārjuno yoddhā teṣāṃ nāsti parājayaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अन्यः दुर्योधनात् कर्णात्anyaḥ duryodhanāt karṇātother than Duryodhana, Karna; other than Duryodhana, Karna
शकुनेः च अपि सौबलात्śakuneḥ ca api saubalātand Shakuni, son of Subala; and Shakuni, son of Subala
दुःशासनचतुर्थानाम्duḥśāsanacaturthānāmwith Duhshasana as fourth; with Duhshasana as the fourth
न अन्यम् पश्यामि पञ्चमम्na anyam paśyāmi pañcamamI see no other, fifth; no fifth do I see
येषाम् अभीशुहस्तः स्यात्yeṣām abhīśuhastaḥ syātwhoever had one holding the reins; whoever had the reins held
विष्वक्सेनः रथे स्थितःviṣvaksenaḥ rathe sthitaḥVishvaksena [Krishna], standing on the chariot; Vishvaksena, on the chariot
संनद्धः च अर्जुनः योद्धाsaṃnaddhaḥ ca arjunaḥ yoddhāand the armored warrior Arjuna; and the mailed warrior Arjuna
तेषाम् न अस्ति पराजयःteṣām na asti parājayaḥfor them there is no defeat; for those there is no defeat
Translation
"Other than Duryodhana, Karna, Shakuni son of Subala, with Duhshasana as the fourth — a fifth I do not see [who would dare it]. Whoever has Vishvaksena [Krishna] standing on the chariot holding the reins, and the armored warrior Arjuna — for them there is no defeat."
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The central truth is struck plainly: "yeṣām abhīśuhastaḥ syāt viṣvaksenaḥ… teṣāṃ na asti parājayaḥ" — those whose charioteer is Vishvaksena-Krishna know no defeat. It is telling that even an enemy by kinship — the blind father of the Kauravas — proclaims the invincibility of the side where the Lord stands. And only four — Duryodhana, Karna, Shakuni, Duhshasana — persist against the obvious. The verse teaches that the presence of God makes defeat impossible; and only those blinded by passion, who do not see they are fighting against the highest will itself, can oppose the side where the Lord stands.