Shloka 231

Jaitrya-nimitta: Signs of Prospective Victory and the Priority of Conciliation (जयलक्षण-निमित्त तथा सान्त्व-प्रधान नीति)

Devanagari script

अपि वा पज्च षट्‌ सप्त संहता: कृतनिश्चया: । कुलीना: पूजिता: सम्यग्‌ विजयन्तीह शात्रवान्‌

Transliteration

api vā pañca ṣaṭ sapta saṁhatāḥ kṛtaniścayāḥ | kulīnāḥ pūjitāḥ samyag vijayantīha śātravān ||

Translation

Bhīṣma sprach: Selbst fünf, sechs oder sieben Menschen—wenn sie geschlossen zusammenstehen, fest entschlossen handeln, von guter Herkunft und rechtem Wandel sind und gebührend geehrt werden—können hier ihre Feinde überwinden.

Word by Word

• अपि: even; also; or else
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: —, Nominative, Plural

• षट्: six
• षट्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्
• Form: —, Nominative, Plural

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त
• Form: —, Nominative, Plural

• संहताः: united; gathered together
• संहताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संहत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कृतनिश्चयाः: having made a firm resolve; determined
• कृतनिश्चयाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-निश्चय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कुलीनाः: of noble family; well-born
• कुलीनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुलीन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पूजिताः: honoured; worshipped; respected
• पूजिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सम्यक्: properly; duly; well
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्

• विजयन्ति: they conquer; they win
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-जि
• Form: Present, Third, Plural

• इह: here; in this world
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• शात्रवान्: enemies; foes
• शात्रवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शात्रव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma