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Mahabharata · 7.64.42–43
॥
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Devanāgarī
अयं पार्थः कुतः पार्थ एष पार्थ इति प्रभो ॥
तव सैन्येषु योधानां पार्थभूतम् इवाभवत् ॥
अन्योन्यम् अपि चाजघ्नुर् आत्मानम् अपि चापरे ॥
पार्थभूतम् अमन्यन्त जगत् कालेन मोहिताः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ayaṃ pārthaḥ kutaḥ pārtha eṣa pārtha iti prabho ||
tava sainyeṣu yodhānāṃ pārthabhūtam ivābhavat ||
anyonyam api cājaghnur ātmānam api cāpare ||
pārthabhūtam amanyanta jagat kālena mohitāḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अयम् पार्थः कुतः पार्थःayam pārthaḥ kutaḥ pārthaḥ"here is Partha, whence Partha"; "here is Partha, whence Partha"
एषः पार्थः इति प्रभोeṣaḥ pārthaḥ iti prabho"this is Partha" -- [so,] O lord; "this is Partha" -- O lord
तव सैन्येषु योधानाम्tava sainyeṣu yodhānāmamong the warriors in your armies; among the warriors in your hosts
पार्थभूतम् इव अभवत्pārthabhūtam iva abhavat[everything] became as if [entirely] Partha; everything became as if entirely Partha
अन्योन्यम् अपि च अजघ्नुःanyonyam api ca ajaghnuḥand they struck one another; and they struck one another
आत्मानम् अपि च अपरेātmānam api ca apareand some -- even themselves; and some -- even themselves
पार्थभूतम् अमन्यन्तpārthabhūtam amanyantathey took [everything] to have become Partha; they took everything to have become Partha
जगत् कालेन मोहिताःjagat kālena mohitāḥthe world -- deluded by Time; the world -- deluded by Time
Translation
"Here is Partha, whence Partha, this is Partha!" -- so, O lord, among the warriors in your armies everything became as if entirely Partha. And they struck one another, and some even struck themselves, taking the whole world to have become Partha, deluded by Time.
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9fce6fa0589c · published Jul 19, 2026, 3:45:02 PM UTC
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The terror reaches madness: the enemy sees pārtha everywhere, and they strike one another and even themselves -- anyonyam ajaghnuḥ ātmānam api ca. Kālena mohitāḥ, "deluded by Time", means fate has stolen their reason. It is telling that one righteous man, sheltered by the Lord, seems to multiply, filling the enemy's fear entirely. The verse teaches that fear before righteous retribution can drive men mad: blinded by fate, the wicked destroy one another, having mistaken the world for a single avenger; and this delusion is no trick of weapons but a darkening sent by Time upon those who have fallen from dharma.