महाभारत · 1.206.21
॥
देवनागरी
अर्जुन उवाच
ब्रह्मचर्यम् इदं भद्रे मम द्वादशवार्षिकम् ॥
धर्मराजेन चादिष्टं नाहम् अस्मि स्वयंवशः ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
arjuna uvāca
brahmacaryam idaṃ bhadre mama dvādaśavārṣikam ||
dharmarājena cādiṣṭaṃ nāham asmi svayaṃvaśaḥ ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
ब्रह्मचर्यम् इदं भद्रे मम द्वादशवार्षिकम्brahmacaryam idaṃ bhadre mama dvādaśavārṣikam"This is my twelve-year vow of celibacy, O gracious one,
धर्मराजेन च आदिष्टं न अहम् अस्मि स्वयंवशःdharmarājena ca ādiṣṭaṃ na aham asmi svayaṃvaśaḥand [it] was ordained by the King of Dharma; I am not my own master;
अर्जुनarjunaoriginal form "arjuna", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चादिष्टंcādiṣṭaṃoriginal form "cādiṣṭaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नाहम्nāhamoriginal form "nāham", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
Arjuna said: "This is my twelve-year vow of celibacy, O gracious one, and it was ordained by the King of Dharma; I am not my own master."
संस्करण
b9db76747fba · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 6:01:16 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the hero places his vow above his own desire. It is telling that he says "I am not my own master": one who has bound himself by a vow does not consider himself free to break it. True freedom lies in fidelity to one's given word, not in indulging one's wishes. Thus the scripture reveals Arjuna's steadfastness in his vow; and without rejecting the naga maiden, he points to his own lack of freedom.