Shloka 19
Jaitrya-nimitta: Signs of Prospective Victory and the Priority of Conciliation (जयलक्षण-निमित्त तथा सान्त्व-प्रधान नीति)
Devanagari script
भग्ना इत्येव भज्यन्ते विद्वांसोडईपि न कारणम् | उदारसारा महती रुरुसंघोपमा चमू:
Translation
“A vast army is like a herd of wild beasts. However many strong heroes it contains, the moment people see a few fleeing—only that—they all begin to run, even though they do not know the reason for the flight.”
Word by Word
भग्नाःbroken; routed
भग्नाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभग्न (√भञ्ज्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एवindeed; just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
भज्यन्तेare broken; are routed
भज्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Root√भञ्ज्
FormPresent, Passive, Third, Plural
विद्वांसःthe wise; knowledgeable men
विद्वांसः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविद्वस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अपिeven; also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
कारणम्cause; reason
कारणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकारण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes