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Shloka 80

उत्पातवर्णनम् (Utpāta-varṇanam) — Catalogue of Portents

नैव स्थापयितुं शक्‍्या शूरैरपि महाचमू: । सत्कृत्य महतीं सेनां चतुरड्रां महीपति: । उपायपूर्व मेधावी यतेत सततोत्थित:

naiva sthāpayituṃ śakyā śūrair api mahācamūḥ | satkṛtya mahatīṃ senāṃ catur-aṅgāṃ mahīpatiḥ | upāya-pūrvaṃ medhāvī yateta satatotthitaḥ ||

ວະຍາສະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນເວລານັ້ນ ແມ່ນແຕ່ວີຣະບຸລຸດຫຼາຍຄົນກໍບໍ່ອາດຢຸດແລະຮັກສາກອງທັບໃຫຍ່ໃຫ້ຢືນຢູ່ໄດ້. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ພະຣາຊາຜູ້ມີປັນຍາ ຄວນຕື່ນຕົວຢູ່ເສມອ ພ້ອມລຸກຂຶ້ນປະຕິບັດ ແລະໃຊ້ອຸບາຍທີ່ຄິດໄວ້ດີ ເພື່ອຮັກສາກອງທັບສີ່ເຫຼົ່າ (ລົດຮົບ, ຊ້າງ, ມ້າ, ທະຫານຍ່າງ) ອັນໃຫຍ່ຂອງຕົນ ໃຫ້ໝັ້ນຄົງ ແລະມີລະບຽບ ດ້ວຍການໃຫ້ກຽດແລະການເອົາໃຈໃສ່.

nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
evaindeed/just
eva:
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva
sthāpayitumto station/keep (in place)
sthāpayitum:
TypeVerb
Rootsthāpay (caus. of √sthā)
Formtumun (infinitive)
śakyāpossible/able (to be done)
śakyā:
TypeAdjective
Rootśakya
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
śūraiḥby heroes
śūraiḥ:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootśūra
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
apieven/also
api:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi
mahā-camūḥthe great army/host
mahā-camūḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootmahā + camū
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
satkṛtyahaving honored/treated well
satkṛtya:
TypeVerb
Rootsat + √kṛ (satkṛ)
Formktvā (absolutive/gerund)
mahatīmgreat
mahatīm:
TypeAdjective
Rootmahat
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
senāmarmy
senām:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootsenā
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
catur-aṅgāmfour-limbed (fourfold: elephants, chariots, cavalry, infantry)
catur-aṅgām:
TypeAdjective
Rootcatur + aṅga
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
mahī-patiḥking/lord of the earth
mahī-patiḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootmahī + pati
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
upāya-pūrvamby means of expedients/with strategy first
upāya-pūrvam:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootupāya + pūrva
medhāvīintelligent/wise
medhāvī:
TypeAdjective
Rootmedhāvin
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
yatetashould strive/should endeavor
yateta:
TypeVerb
Root√yat
Formvidhi-liṅ (optative), ātmanepada, third, singular
satata-utthitaḥconstantly vigilant/ever alert
satata-utthitaḥ:
TypeAdjective
Rootsatata + utthita (from √sthā with ud-)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyāsa
M
mahīpati (king)
M
mahācamū (great host/army)
C
catur-aṅgā senā (fourfold army)

Educational Q&A

A large army cannot be controlled by mere valor alone; a king must combine vigilance, strategic measures, and respectful treatment of troops to maintain stability and discipline.

Vyāsa offers counsel on the practical realities of managing a massive fourfold army, emphasizing that the ruler must actively use policy and honor to keep the forces steady rather than expecting sheer heroism to suffice.