Shloka 20

Devanagari script

प्रत्यक्ष चैव ते सर्व यथाबलमिदं तव

Transliteration

pratyakṣaṃ caiva te sarvaṃ yathābalam idaṃ tava

Translation

Sañjaya said: “All this is directly evident to you; to the extent of your power, it is your own doing and your responsibility.”

Word by Word

• प्रत्यक्षम्: directly, before (your) eyes / evident
• प्रत्यक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• ते: to you / for you (also: your)
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Masculine/Feminine/Neuter, Dative/Genitive, Singular

• सर्वम्: all, everything
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• बलम्: strength, power
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तव: of you, your
• तव: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Masculine/Feminine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied addressee)