महाभारत · 7.53.53–54
॥
देवनागरी
यथा हि यात्वा संग्रामे न जीये विजयामि च ॥
तेन सत्येन संग्रामे हतं विद्धि जयद्रथम् ॥
ध्रुवं वै ब्राह्मणे सत्यं ध्रुवा साधुषु संनतिः ॥
श्रीर् ध्रुवा चापि दक्षेषु ध्रुवो नारायणे जयः ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
yathā hi yātvā saṃgrāme na jīye vijayāmi ca ||
tena satyena saṃgrāme hataṃ viddhi jayadratham ||
dhruvaṃ vai brāhmaṇe satyaṃ dhruvā sādhuṣu saṃnatiḥ ||
śrīr dhruvā cāpi dakṣeṣu dhruvo nārāyaṇe jayaḥ ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
यथा हि यात्वा संग्रामेyathā hi yātvā saṃgrāmeas [the fact that], going into battle; as [the fact that], entering battle
न जीयेna jīyeI am not conquered; I am unconquerable
विजयामि चvijayāmi caand I myself conquer; and I conquer
तेन सत्येन संग्रामेtena satyena saṃgrāmeby that truth — in battle; by that truth — in battle
हतम् विद्धि जयद्रथम्hatam viddhi jayadrathamknow Jayadratha to be slain; know Jayadratha to be struck down
ध्रुवम् वै ब्राह्मणे सत्यम्dhruvam vai brāhmaṇe satyamtruth is unfailing in the brahmin; truth is unfailing in the brahmin
ध्रुवा साधुषु संनतिःdhruvā sādhuṣu saṃnatiḥhumility is unfailing in the righteous; humility is unfailing in the good
श्रीः ध्रुवा च अपि दक्षेषुśrīḥ dhruvā ca api dakṣeṣuand fortune [Shri] is unfailing in the diligent; and Shri is unfailing in the diligent
ध्रुवः नारायणे जयःdhruvaḥ nārāyaṇe jayaḥvictory is unfailing in Narayana; victory is unfailing in Narayana
अनुवाद
"As I am unconquered in battle and myself conquer when I go forth to fight — by that truth, know Jayadratha to be slain in battle. Truth is unfailing in the brahmin, humility is unfailing in the righteous, fortune is unfailing in the diligent, victory is unfailing in Narayana."
संस्करण
f6f9fd765297 · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 3:36:52 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
The crown of the chapter is "dhruvo nārāyaṇe jayaḥ" — victory is unfailing in Narayana. Arjuna grounds the certainty of his vow in four unfailing truths of existence: truth in the brahmin, humility in the righteous, fortune in the diligent — and victory, abiding in the Lord Himself. It is telling that he does not claim his own coming victory as his own but places it in Narayana: it is not Arjuna who conquers, but the Lord through him. This is the heart of the Gaudiya vision: "jayaḥ" belongs to God. The verse teaches that every true victory comes from Narayana and rests in Narayana; to the human being is given only to become the instrument of a victory that already, inalienably, abides in the Lord.