Shloka 77

अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च

Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नसलिले काले यथा स्यात्‌ सागरो नृप । तद्धत्‌ तव बल॑ तद्‌ वै निश्चलं समवस्थितम्‌

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

prasannasalile kāle yathā syāt sāgaro nṛpa |

tadvat tava balaṃ tad vai niścalaṃ samavasthitam ||

Translation

Sañjaya dijo: “Oh Rey, así como el océano se vuelve sereno y firme cuando sus aguas están claras y el tiempo es apacible, así también tu ejército—esa misma fuerza tuya—permanece bien asentado, inmóvil y estable.”

Word by Word

• प्रसन्नसलिले: in (a time of) clear/placid water
• प्रसन्नसलिले: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न-सलिल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• स्यात्: would be / might be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सागरः: the ocean
• सागरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नृप: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तद्वत्: so, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत्

• तव: of you / your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• बलम्: strength, army
• बलम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• निश्चलम्: steady, unmoving
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निश्चल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• समवस्थितम्: is established / stands firm
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अव-स्था
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (kta)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• nṛpa (the king—Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied)
• sāgara (ocean)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises steadiness under pressure: like a calm ocean, a well-ordered force (or mind) should remain composed and firmly established, suggesting that stability and discipline are essential virtues in leadership and conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to the king (implicitly Dhṛtarāṣṭra) about the condition of the king’s forces, describing them as steady and well-positioned, using the calm ocean as a simile to convey their firm, unshaken stance.