Shloka 12

Adhyāya 10: Śrutakarmā’s Engagements; Prativindhya–Citra Duel; Drauṇi Advances toward Bhīma

Devanagari script

रागो योगस्तथा दाक्ष्यं नयश्षेत्यर्थसाधका:

Transliteration

rāgo yogas tathā dākṣyaṃ nayaś cety artha-sādhakāḥ

Translation

സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—രാഗം (ഉത്സാഹസങ്കൽപ്പം), യോഗം (ശാസനബദ്ധമായ പരിശ്രമം), ദാക്ഷ്യം (കൗശലം), നയം (നീതി)—ഇവയാണ് ലക്ഷ്യസിദ്ധിയുടെ ഉപാധികൾ.

Word by Word

• रागः: passion, attachment
• रागः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• योगः: discipline, yoga; (also) strategy/means
• योगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: and also, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• दाक्ष्यम्: skill, competence
• दाक्ष्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाक्ष्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• नयः: policy, prudence, leadership
• नयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• इति: thus, namely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• अर्थसाधकाः: accomplishing the goal/purpose
• अर्थसाधकाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्थसाधक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Success in difficult undertakings depends on a combination of inner drive (rāga as determined zeal), disciplined method (yoga), practical competence (dākṣya), and prudent strategy or policy (naya). The verse frames these as ethical and effective instruments for achieving legitimate aims.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Karṇa Parva war-reporting context, Sañjaya summarizes qualities that enable the accomplishment of objectives—implicitly relevant to battlefield leadership and counsel—highlighting the strategic and moral-psychological factors that shape outcomes.