Shloka 9
Adhyāya 33: Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma) is welcomed and takes his seat to witness the gadā-engagement
Devanagari script
बलवान् वा कृती वेति कृती राजन् विशिष्यते । “राजन! माना कि भीमसेन बलवान् और समर्थ हैं, परंतु राजा दुर्योधनने अभ्यास अधिक किया है। एक ओर बलवान हो और दूसरी ओर युद्धका अभ्यासी, तो उनमें युद्धका अभ्यास करनेवाला ही बड़ा माना जाता है ॥ ८ $ ।। सो<यं राजंस्त्वया शत्रु: समे पथि निवेशित:
Transliteration
balavān vā kṛtī veti kṛtī rājan viśiṣyate | so 'yaṃ rājaṃs tvayā śatruḥ same pathi niveśitaḥ ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “Whether one is merely strong or truly skilled, O King, it is the skilled who is regarded as superior. Thus, O King, the enemy has been placed by you on equal footing—on the same path—(as it were), by your own doing.”
Word by Word
saḥhe/that (person)
saḥ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Roottad
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
ayamthis (one)
ayam:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootidam
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
rājanO king
rājan:
TypeNoun
Rootrājan
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
tvayāby you
tvayā:
Karana
TypePronoun
Roottvad
Forminstrumental, singular
śatruḥenemy
śatruḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootśatru
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
sameon level/even
same:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootsama
Formmasculine/neuter, locative, singular
pathion the path/road
pathi:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootpathin
Formmasculine, locative, singular
niveśitaḥplaced/posted/positioned
niveśitaḥ:
TypeVerb
Rootni-viś
Formmasculine, nominative, singular, kta (past passive participle)
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
DhṛtarāṣṭraVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes