Shloka 78
Hiḍimba’s Approach and Hiḍimbā’s Warning to Bhīmasena (हिडिम्बागमनम् / हिडिम्बा-भयवचनम्)
Devanagari script
कर्शित व्याधितं क्लिन्नमपानीयमघासकम् | परिविश्वस्तमन्दं च प्रहर्तव्यमरेबलम्,जब शत्रुकी सेना दुर्बल, रोगग्रस्त, जल या कीचड़में फँसी, भूख-प्याससे पीड़ित और सब ओरसे विश्वस्त होकर निश्रेष्ट पड़ी हो, उस समय उसपर प्रहार करना चाहिये
Transliteration
karśita-vyādhitaṁ klinnam apānīyam aghāsakam | pariviśvastamandaṁ ca prahartavyam arebalam ||
Translation
Kaṇika advises a hard, opportunistic policy: when an enemy force is worn down, sick, bogged in water or mud, afflicted by hunger and thirst, and lying careless and sluggish in overconfidence, then it should be struck—when it has become powerless.
Word by Word
कर्शितम्emaciated, worn down
कर्शितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकर्शित (कृदन्त; धातु: कृश्/कर्श्)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
व्याधितम्afflicted, diseased
व्याधितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootव्याधित (कृदन्त; धातु: व्यध्/व्याध्)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
क्लिन्नम्soaked, drenched (stuck in wet ground)
क्लिन्नम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootक्लिन्न (कृदन्त; धातु: क्लिद्)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अपानीयम्without water, waterless
अपानीयम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअपानीय (कृदन्त; धातु: अप-नी)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अघासकम्without fodder/food; starving
अघासकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअघासक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
परिविश्वस्तम्off guard, unsuspecting, overconfident
परिविश्वस्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपरिविश्वस्त (कृदन्त; धातु: वि-श्वस्)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मन्दम्sluggish, weak, slow
मन्दम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्द
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
प्रहर्तव्यम्should be struck/attacked
प्रहर्तव्यम्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-हर्तव्य (कृदन्त; धातु: प्र-हृ)
FormGerundive (obligation), Singular
अरेO foe! (vocative particle)
अरे:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअरे
बलम्army, force
बलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
कणिक उवाच
Characters & Entities
क
कणिक (Kaṇika)A
ari (enemy)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes