Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ततस्ते ब्राह्मुणाश्षक्रुरेकं सेनापतिं द्विजम्‌ | नये सुकुशलं शूरमजयन क्षत्रियांस्तत:,“यह सुनकर उन ब्राह्मणोंने एक शूरवीर एवं नीति-निपुण ब्राह्मणको सेनापति बनाया और क्षत्रियोंपर विजय प्राप्त की

Transliteration

tataste brāhmaṇāḥ śakruḥ ekaṃ senāpatiṃ dvijam | naye sukuśalaṃ śūram ajayan kṣatriyāṃs tataḥ ||

Translation

Entonces aquellos brahmanes nombraron a un solo brahmán como su comandante: valeroso y consumado en el arte del gobierno. Bajo su guía derrotaron a los kshatriyas.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• चक्रुः: made/appointed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Aorist (luṅ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• सेनापतिम्: commander (of the army)
• सेनापतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेनापति
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• द्विजम्: a twice-born (Brahmin)
• द्विजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• नये: in policy/strategy
• नये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नी
• Form: Masculine, locative, singular

• सुकुशलम्: very skilled
• सुकुशलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुकुशल
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• शूरम्: brave/heroic
• शूरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• अजयन्: conquered/defeated
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Imperfect (laṅ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural

• क्षत्रियान्: Kshatriyas
• क्षत्रियान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, accusative, plural

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Brāhmaṇas
• a Brahmin commander (dvija senāpati)
• Kṣatriyas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Competent leadership and sound policy (naya) can determine outcomes even in warfare; capability and disciplined strategy can outweigh assumptions based solely on social class or martial identity.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing the preceding matter, the Brahmins choose one brave and politically skilled Brahmin as their army commander, and subsequently they achieve victory over the Kshatriyas.