Shloka 31
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
Devanagari script
तदेतद् वै समालोक्य प्रत्यमित्रं महद् बलम् । यथा नाभिभवत्यस्मांस्तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम्,“अत: इस विशाल शत्रुसेनाकी ओर देखकर तुम ऐसी नीतिका निर्माण करो, जिससे वह हमें परास्त न कर सके”
Transliteration
tad etad vai samālokya pratyamitraṃ mahad balam | yathā nābhibhavaty asmāṃs tathā nītir vidhīyatām ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “Having carefully surveyed this great hostile force drawn up against us, let a strategy be devised in such a way that it cannot overpower us.”
Word by Word
तत्that (thing)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
एतत्this (very thing)
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
समालोक्यhaving seen/observed
समालोक्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + आ + लोक्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral as gerund)
प्रत्यामित्रम्hostile/opposing (enemy-side)
प्रत्यामित्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रति + अमित्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
महत्great
महत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
बलम्army/strength
बलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
यथाso that/as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अभिभवतिovercomes/defeats
अभिभवति:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि + भू
FormLat (Present Indicative), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Accusative, Plural
तथाthus/in that way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
नीतिःpolicy/strategy
नीतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनीति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
विधीयताम्let (it) be arranged/ordained
विधीयताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि + धा
FormLot (Imperative), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada (passive-form usage)
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaE
enemy army/hostile forceVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes