Mahabharata · 7.64.48–49
॥
Devanāgarī
यो यः स्म समरे पार्थं प्रतिसंरभते नरः ॥
तस्य तस्यान्तको बाणः शरीरम् उपसर्पति ॥
नृत्यतो रथमार्गेषु धनुर् व्यायच्छतस् तथा ॥
न कश् चित् तत्र पार्थस्य ददर्शान्तरम् अण्व् अपि ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yo yaḥ sma samare pārthaṃ pratisaṃrabhate naraḥ ||
tasya tasyāntako bāṇaḥ śarīram upasarpati ||
nṛtyato rathamārgeṣu dhanur vyāyacchatas tathā ||
na kaś cit tatra pārthasya dadarśāntaram aṇv api ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
यः यः स्म समरे पार्थम्yaḥ yaḥ sma samare pārthamwhoever in battle, Partha; whoever in battle, Partha
प्रतिसंरभते नरःpratisaṃrabhate naraḥassailed [in fury] -- the man; pressed fiercely -- the man
तस्य तस्य अन्तकः बाणःtasya tasya antakaḥ bāṇaḥthat man's -- the deadly arrow; that man's -- the fatal arrow
शरीरम् उपसर्पतिśarīram upasarpaticrept toward [his] body [overtook it]; overtook the body
नृत्यतः रथमार्गेषुnṛtyataḥ rathamārgeṣufor him, dancing on the chariot's paths; for the one dancing on the chariot's paths
धनुः व्यायच्छतः तथाdhanuḥ vyāyacchataḥ tathāand drawing the bow; and drawing the bow
न कः चित् तत्र पार्थस्यna kaḥ cit tatra pārthasyano one there in Partha; no one there in Partha
ददर्श अन्तरम् अणु अपिdadarśa antaram aṇu apisaw even the smallest gap; saw even the smallest gap
Translation
Whoever in battle assailed Partha in fury -- that man the deadly arrow overtook in his body. For him, dancing along the paths of his chariot and drawing his bow, no one there saw in Partha even the smallest gap.
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1439ce844fc5 · published Jul 19, 2026, 3:45:02 PM UTC
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Arjuna's perfection is this: "na kaḥ cit... dadarśa antaram aṇu api", "no one saw even the smallest gap". His invulnerability lies not only in strength but in complete composure: not a single crack for a blow to enter. This is the fruit of long austerity and the presence of the Lord as charioteer. It is telling that this invulnerability is born not of armor but of skill and grace. The verse teaches that one in whom there is no "gap" -- no flaw of discernment or devotion -- cannot be struck: perfect composure, sheltered by God, leaves the enemy no foothold; and he is invulnerable above all in whom wholeness of spirit leaves no opening for evil.