Shloka 16

भीमकर्णसमागमः | Bhīma–Karṇa Encounter

Devanagari script

दिष्ट्या जानाति संग्रामे योद्धव्यं हि त्वया सह । दिष्ट्या च सफला: पार्थ सर्वे कामा हकामिता:,पार्थ! भाग्यवश समरांगणमें तुम्हारे साथ युद्ध करना यह अपना कर्तव्य समझता है और भाग्यसे ही न चाहनेपर भी तुम्हारे सारे मनोरथ सफल हो रहे हैं

Transliteration

diṣṭyā jānāti saṅgrāme yoddhavyaṃ hi tvayā saha | diṣṭyā ca saphalāḥ pārtha sarve kāmā hy akāmitāḥ ||

Translation

Ô Pārtha ! Par heureuse fortune, il comprend que, dans cette bataille, il est de son devoir de combattre à tes côtés. Et par cette même fortune, ô Pārtha, tous tes desseins s’accomplissent—même ceux que tu n’avais pas cherchés de propos délibéré.

Word by Word

• दिष्ट्या: by good fortune
• दिष्ट्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• जानाति: knows/understands
• जानाति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• संग्रामे: in battle
• संग्रामे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• योद्धव्यम्: to be fought (i.e., one must fight)
• योद्धव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: Gerundive (तव्यत्), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• त्वया: by you/with you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• सह: with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• दिष्ट्या: by good fortune
• दिष्ट्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सफलाः: successful/fulfilled
• सफलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सफल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पार्थ: O Partha (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कामाः: desires/wishes
• कामाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अकामिताः: not desired (even if not wished for)
• अकामिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकामित
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• saṅgrāma (battlefield)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma in a martial context: recognizing one’s rightful duty in war (yoddhavyam) and acting in alignment with it. It also frames outcomes as guided by providence (diṣṭyā), suggesting that when duty is rightly understood and pursued, even unintended goods may come to fruition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva addresses Arjuna (Pārtha), affirming that a certain warrior has come to understand it is his obligation to fight alongside Arjuna in the ongoing battle. Vāyu further reassures Arjuna that, by fortune, Arjuna’s objectives are being accomplished—even aims he did not explicitly set out to achieve.