Shloka 70

उत्पातवर्णनम् (Utpāta-varṇanam) — Catalogue of Portents

Devanagari script

हृष्टा वाचस्तथा सत्त्वं योधानां यत्र भारत । न म्लायन्ति स्रजश्नैव ते तरन्ति रणोदधिम्‌

Transliteration

hṛṣṭā vācastathā sattvaṁ yodhānāṁ yatra bhārata | na mlāyanti srajaś caiva te taranti raṇodadhim ||

Translation

ວະຍາສະກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ພາຣະຕະ, ຝ່າຍໃດທີ່ຄຳເວົ້າຂອງນັກຮົບເຕັມໄປດ້ວຍຄວາມຍິນດີແລະຈິດໃຈອັນໝັ້ນຄົງ, ທີ່ກຳລັງໃຈພາຍໃນຍັງສົດໃສ, ແລະພວງມາລາທີ່ຄໍບໍ່ເຫື່ອຍເຫຼົ່າ—ຄົນເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນຍ່ອມຂ້າມພົ້ນມະຫາສະໝຸດແຫ່ງສົງຄາມໄດ້».

Word by Word

• हृष्टाः: delighted, exhilarated
• हृष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वाचः: speeches, words
• वाचः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

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

• सत्त्वम्: courage, spirit, resolve
• सत्त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्त्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• योधानाम्: of the warriors
• Type: Noun
• Root: योद्धृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• म्लायन्ति: wither, fade
• Type: Verb
• Root: म्ला
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• स्रजः: garlands
• स्रजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रज्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तरन्ति: cross, pass over
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• रण-उदधिम्: the ocean of battle (battle-ocean)
• रण-उदधिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण + उदधि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)
• yodhāḥ (warriors)
• srajaḥ (garlands)
• raṇodadhi (ocean of battle)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Victory in the chaos of war depends not only on weapons but on inner strength (sattva) and confident, uplifting speech; unwavering morale—symbolized by garlands that do not wither—enables one to ‘cross’ the battle-ocean.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa addresses Dhṛtarāṣṭra (as ‘Bhārata’) and offers an omen-like criterion: the side whose fighters remain joyful, resolute, and auspicious in appearance will endure and prevail through the immense dangers of the Kurukṣetra war.