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Mahabharata · 7.62.20–21
॥
Санджая
Devanāgarī
येषां योद्धा गुडाकेशो येषां मन्त्री जनार्दनः ॥
येषां च सात्यकिर् गोप्ता येषां गोप्ता वृकोदरः ॥
को हि तान् विषहेद् योद्धुं मर्त्यधर्मा धनुर्धरः ॥
अन्यत्र कौरवेयेभ्यो ये वा तेषां पदानुगाः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yeṣāṃ yoddhā guḍākeśo yeṣāṃ mantrī janārdanaḥ ||
yeṣāṃ ca sātyakir goptā yeṣāṃ goptā vṛkodaraḥ ||
ko hi tān viṣahed yoddhuṃ martyadharmā dhanurdharaḥ ||
anyatra kauraveyebhyo ye vā teṣāṃ padānugāḥ ||
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SanskritIASTMeaning
येषाम् योद्धा गुडाकेशःyeṣām yoddhā guḍākeśaḥthose whose warrior is Gudakesha [Arjuna]; those whose warrior is Gudakesha
येषाम् मन्त्री जनार्दनःyeṣām mantrī janārdanaḥthose whose counselor is Janardana; those whose counselor is Janardana
येषाम् च सात्यकिः गोप्ताyeṣām ca sātyakiḥ goptāand those whose protector is Satyaki; and those whose protector is Satyaki
येषाम् गोप्ता वृकोदरःyeṣām goptā vṛkodaraḥthose whose protector is Vrikodara; those whose protector is Vrikodara
कः हि तान् विषहेत् योद्धुम्kaḥ hi tān viṣahet yoddhumwho indeed could withstand them in battle; who indeed could overcome them in battle
मर्त्यधर्मा धनुर्धरःmartyadharmā dhanurdharaḥa bowman of mortal law [a mortal]; a bowman of mortal nature
अन्यत्र कौरवेयेभ्यःanyatra kauraveyebhyaḥother than the Kauravas; other than the Kauravas
ये वा तेषाम् पदानुगाःye vā teṣām padānugāḥor those who are their followers [attendants]; or their followers
Translation
"Those whose warrior is Gudakesha, whose counselor is Janardana, and whose protector is Satyaki, whose protector is Vrikodara — who, a mortal bowman, could withstand them in battle, other than the Kauravas or those who are their followers?"
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e7260b35002c · published Jul 19, 2026, 3:45:02 PM UTC
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The source of their invincibility is named precisely: "yeṣāṃ mantrī janārdanaḥ," "whose counselor is Janardana." Where Krishna is counselor, Arjuna the warrior, and Bhima and Satyaki the guardians, there a mortal bowman is powerless. It is telling that what decides is not weaponry, but the presence of the Lord as counselor. The verse teaches that invincible is not strength itself, but the side at which God Himself stands as counselor and guide: no mortal can overcome those whose counselor is the Lord; their wisdom is not their own but God's, and therefore unattainable by those who oppose them.