Shloka 7

Bhīmasena’s Discourse on Kāla, Resolve, and the Feasibility of Ajñātavāsa (भीमसेनस्य कालोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

सुमन्त्रिते सुविक्रान्ते सुकृते सुविचारिते । सिध्यन्त्यर्था महाबाहो दैवं चात्र प्रदक्षिणम्‌,महाबाहो! अच्छी तरहसे सलाह और विचार करके पूरा पराक्रम प्रकट करते हुए सुन्दररूपसे जो कार्य किये जाते हैं, वे सफल होते हैं और उसमें दैव भी अनुकूल हो जाता है

Transliteration

sumantrite suvikrānte sukṛte suvicārite | sidhyanty arthā mahābāho daivaṃ cātra pradakṣiṇam ||

Translation

قال يودهيشثيرا: «يا عظيمَ الساعدَين، إذا كان الأمرُ محكمَ المشورة، جريئَ التنفيذ، صحيحَ الإتمام، دقيقَ التدبير، تحقّقت المقاصد؛ وحينئذٍ حتى القدرُ يدورُ إلى جانبنا.»

Word by Word

सुमन्त्रितेwhen well-advised / with good counsel

सुविक्रान्तेwhen well-striven / with good valor exerted

सुकृतेwhen well-done

सुविचारितेwhen well-considered

सिध्यन्तिsucceed / are accomplished

अर्थाःpurposes / aims / matters

महाबाहोO mighty-armed one

दैवम्fate / divine dispensation

चand

अत्रhere / in this matter

प्रदक्षिणम्favorable / propitious

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Success is most reliably achieved when one combines sound counsel, careful deliberation, and energetic execution; then even what is called ‘fate’ tends to align with one’s efforts. The verse emphasizes responsible agency rather than passive reliance on destiny.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a heroic interlocutor (“mahābāho”), offering a principle of wise action: plan well, think through the matter, and act decisively. He frames favorable outcomes as arising from disciplined human effort, with providence becoming supportive in such circumstances.