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Mahabharata · 7.118.23–24
॥
Арджуна
Devanāgarī
मम सर्वे ऽपि राजानो जानन्त्य् एतन् महाव्रतम् ॥
न शक्यो मामको हन्तुं यो मे स्याद् बाणगोचरे ॥
यूपकेतो समीक्ष्य त्वं न मां गर्हितुम् अर्हसि ॥
न हि धर्मम् अविज्ञाय युक्तं गर्हयितुं परम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
mama sarve 'pi rājāno jānanty etan mahāvratam ||
na śakyo māmako hantuṃ yo me syād bāṇagocare ||
yūpaketo samīkṣya tvaṃ na māṃ garhitum arhasi ||
na hi dharmam avijñāya yuktaṃ garhayituṃ param ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
मम सर्वे अपि राजानःmama sarve api rājānaḥall the kings of mine; all the kings
जानन्ति एतत् महाव्रतम्jānanti etat mahāvratamknow this great vow; know this great vow of mine
न शक्यः मामकः हन्तुम्na śakyaḥ māmakaḥ hantumcannot be slain, mine [the warrior]; my [warrior] cannot be slain
यः मे स्यात् बाणगोचरेyaḥ me syāt bāṇagocarewho would be within range of my arrow; who would come within range of my arrow
यूपकेतो समीक्ष्य त्वम्yūpaketo samīkṣya tvamO bearer of the sacrificial-post [banner], having considered, you; O [warrior] of the sacrificial-post banner, having considered
न माम् गर्हितुम् अर्हसिna mām garhitum arhasiought not reproach me; you are not entitled to reproach me
न हि धर्मम् अविज्ञायna hi dharmam avijñāyafor not knowing dharma; for, without knowing dharma
युक्तम् गर्हयितुम् परम्yuktam garhayitum paramis it not fitting to reproach another; one ought not to reproach another
Translation
"All the kings know this great vow of mine: my warrior, once within range of my arrow, cannot be slain by another. O [warrior] of the sacrificial-post banner, having considered this, you are not entitled to reproach me; for without knowing dharma, one ought not to reproach another."
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Arjuna reveals another ground: the vow of protection -- whoever falls under his hand must not perish by another's. It is significant to note "na hi dharmam avijñāya" -- do not reproach without knowing dharma: judgment requires knowledge of all the circumstances. The verse teaches that a reproach delivered without knowledge of hidden obligations and vows is hasty; before condemning another's act, one must learn the dharma that bound it, for behind an outward wrong may stand another, unknown duty.