Shloka 50

Devanagari script

ध्रुवमेषु निमित्तेषु भूमिमाश्रित्य पार्थिवा:

Transliteration

dhruvameṣu nimitteṣu bhūmimāśritya pārthivāḥ

Translation

സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു— “ഈ നിമിത്തങ്ങൾ ധ്രുവവും വ്യക്തവുമായിരിക്കുമ്പോൾ, രാജാക്കന്മാർ ഭൂമിയെ ആശ്രയിച്ച്—അഥവാ ഉറപ്പുള്ളതും ദൃശ്യവുമായതിൽ നിലകൊണ്ട്—ദൃഢനിശ്ചയത്തോടെ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു।”

Word by Word

• ध्रुवम्: certainly; surely (as an object/accusative of manner)
• ध्रुवम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एषु: in these
• एषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• निमित्तेषु: in the omens/signs/causes
• निमित्तेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमित्त
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• भूमिम्: the earth/ground
• भूमिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आश्रित्य: having resorted to; taking refuge in; relying on
• आश्रित्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रि
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as gerund)

• पार्थिवाः: kings; rulers
• पार्थिवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• pārthivāḥ (kings/rulers)
• bhūmi (earth/ground)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how decisive signs (nimitta) shape human resolve: when indications appear certain, rulers commit to action, suggesting the ethical tension between interpreting fate/omens and exercising responsible agency in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues his battlefield report, describing how the kings respond to clear portents—standing their ground and proceeding with determination amid the unfolding conflict.