Shloka 123

Adhyāya 10: Śrutakarmā’s Engagements; Prativindhya–Citra Duel; Drauṇi Advances toward Bhīma

Devanagari script

उपाया: पण्डितै:ः प्रोक्तास्ते तु दैवमुपाश्रिता: । “विद्वानोंने अभीष्ट अर्थकी सिद्धि करानेवाले चार उपाय बताये हैं--राग (राजाके प्रति सैनिकोंकी भक्ति), योग (साधन-सम्पत्ति), दक्षता (उत्साह, बल एवं कौशल) तथा नीति; परंतु वे सभी दैवके अधीन हैं

Transliteration

upāyāḥ paṇḍitaiḥ proktās te tu daivam upāśritāḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “The wise have taught various means to accomplish one’s desired ends; yet all those means ultimately rest upon destiny. Human effort—whether loyalty, resources, skill, or policy—can be planned and pursued, but its fruition remains dependent on the unseen ordering of fate.”

Word by Word

• उपायाः: means, methods
• उपायाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पण्डितैः: by the learned (men)
• पण्डितैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण्डित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रोक्ताः: declared, stated
• प्रोक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but, however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• दैवम्: fate, destiny
• दैवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उपाश्रिताः: having resorted to, dependent on
• उपाश्रिताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-श्रि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya