Shloka 27
Devanagari script
यश्न तेषां प्रणेता वै वासुदेवोी महाबल:
Transliteration
yasya teṣāṃ praṇetā vai vāsudevo mahābalaḥ
Translation
Para ellos, el verdadero caudillo es Vāsudeva—poderoso en fuerza—cuyo consejo guía su rumbo. La sentencia subraya que el poder en la guerra no es sólo vigor del cuerpo, sino también liderazgo legítimo y juicio esclarecido.
Word by Word
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
नःof us / our
नः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Form—, षष्ठी, बहुवचन
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Form—, षष्ठी, बहुवचन
प्रणेताleader / guide
प्रणेता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रणेता (प्रातिपदिक; √नी + प्र + तृच्)
Formपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
Formtrue
वासुदेवःVāsudeva (Krishna)
वासुदेवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
महाबलःmighty / of great strength
महाबलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker
धघतयाट्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that decisive strength in a conflict comes from rightful leadership and guiding intelligence—embodied here by Vāsudeva—rather than from brute force alone.
The speaker points out that a particular side’s direction and success are grounded in having Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) as their guide/leader, emphasizing his strategic and moral influence within the unfolding war context.