महाभारत · 1.215.18
॥
देवनागरी
उपायं कर्मणः सिद्धौ भगवन् वक्तुम् अर्हसि ॥
निवारयेयं येनेन्द्रं वर्षमाणं महावने ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
upāyaṃ karmaṇaḥ siddhau bhagavan vaktum arhasi ||
nivārayeyaṃ yenendraṃ varṣamāṇaṃ mahāvane ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
उपायं कर्मणः सिद्धौ भगवन् वक्तुम् अर्हसिupāyaṃ karmaṇaḥ siddhau bhagavan vaktum arhasithe means to accomplish the task, O lord, you should declare,
निवारयेयं येन इन्द्रं वर्षमाणं महावनेnivārayeyaṃ yena indraṃ varṣamāṇaṃ mahāvaneby which I might repel Indra, who pours [rain] upon the great forest;
येनेन्द्रंyenendraṃoriginal form "yenendraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
"The means to accomplish the task, O lord, you should declare, by which I might repel Indra, who pours rain upon the great forest."
संस्करण
a661caeed8a0 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 6:11:48 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the hero asks the god for means beyond the human. It is significant that Arjuna, though ready for the feat, still seeks guidance from above: even the valiant need a god's help against a god. Here is the humility of strength that recognizes its need for higher assistance. The scripture shows here Arjuna's prudence; and he entrusts the matter to Agni.