Shloka 29

द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa

Devanagari script

यत्तु भक्तिमता कार्य सततं हितकाड्क्षिणा

Transliteration

yattu bhaktimatā kārya satataṁ hitakāṅkṣiṇā

Translation

Sañjaya said: “But whatever is to be done by one who is devoted, and who constantly seeks what is truly beneficial…”

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• भक्तिमता: by/with a devoted person; by one possessing devotion
• भक्तिमता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्तिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कार्यम्: to be done; duty; task
• कार्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सततम्: always; constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत

• हितकाङ्क्षिणा: by one desiring welfare (of others)
• हितकाङ्क्षिणा: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हितकाङ्क्षिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya