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अर्जुन उवाच
द्रोणेनैषा मतिः कृष्ण धार्तराष्ट्रे निवेशिता ॥
अन्ते विहितम् अस्त्राणाम् एतत् कवचधारणम् ॥
अस्मिन्न् अन्तर्हितं कृष्ण त्रैलोक्यम् अपि वर्मणि ॥
एको द्रोणो हि वेदैतद् अहं तस्माच् च सत्तमात् ॥
arjuna uvāca
droṇenaiṣā matiḥ kṛṣṇa dhārtarāṣṭre niveśitā ||
ante vihitam astrāṇām etat kavacadhāraṇam ||
asminn antarhitaṃ kṛṣṇa trailokyam api varmaṇi ||
eko droṇo hi vedaitad ahaṃ tasmāc ca sattamāt ||
"By Drona, Krishna, this design was instilled in the son of Dhritarashtra; this donning of armor is what is ordained at the close of the science of weapons. In it, Krishna, in this mail, even the three worlds are concealed; for Drona alone knows this, and I learned it from that most excellent one."
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The secret of the armor — "ante vihitam astrāṇām", the crown of the whole science of weapons: knowledge kept for the last and for the few. "Trailokyam api varmaṇi" — the three worlds seem hidden within it, for the mantra holds the immeasurable. It is significant that even hidden knowledge descends through a line of teachers: Arjuna received it "tasmāt sattamāt", from the most worthy. The verse teaches that the highest protection lies not in metal but in knowledge, handed down from teacher to disciple.