Shloka 22

Adhyāya 41 — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Briefing and the Renewal of the Great Engagement

Devanagari script

विशारदं रथमार्गेषु शक्तं धुर्य नित्यं समरेषु प्रवीरम्‌

Transliteration

viśāradaṁ rathamārgeṣu śaktaṁ dhuryaṁ nityaṁ samareṣu pravīram

Translation

সঞ্জয় ক’লে—ৰথমাৰ্গত সি আছিল বিশাৰদ; সক্ষম আৰু ধুৰন্ধৰ নেতা; সমৰত সদায় অচঞ্চল, পৰীক্ষিত প্ৰৱীৰ।

Word by Word

• विशारदम्: skilled, expert
• विशारदम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशारद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रथमार्गेषु: in the chariot-paths/ways of chariots
• रथमार्गेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथमार्ग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• शक्तम्: capable, able
• शक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धुर्यम्: foremost, fit to bear the yoke/leading
• धुर्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धुर्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नित्यम्: always, constantly
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• समरेषु: in battles
• समरेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• प्रवीरम्: a great hero, champion
• प्रवीरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवीर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• chariot (ratha)
• battle/war (samara)