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Shloka 37

ततो<ब्रवीन्महात्मा स एन॑ राजा युधिष्ठिर: । बृहनज्नला यस्य यन्ता कथं स न जयेद्‌ युधि,तब महात्मा राजा युधिष्ठिरने विराटसे कहा--“बृहन्नला जिसका सारथि हो, वह युद्धमें कैसे नहीं जीतेगा?”

tato 'bravīn mahātmā sa enaṁ rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | bṛhannalā yasya yantā kathaṁ sa na jayed yudhi ||

അപ്പോൾ മഹാത്മാവായ രാജാ യുധിഷ്ഠിരൻ വിരാടനോടു പറഞ്ഞു— “ബൃഹന്നലാ സാരഥിയായിരിക്കുന്നവൻ യുദ്ധത്തിൽ എങ്ങനെ ജയിക്കാതിരിക്കും?”

ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
अब्रवीत्said, spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormAorist (luṅ), 3, singular, Parasmaipada
महात्माthe great-souled one
महात्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
एनम्this one, him
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
राजाking
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
बृहन्नलाBṛhannalā (name)
बृहन्नला:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबृहन्नला
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
यन्ताcharioteer, driver
यन्ता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयन्तृ
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
जयेत्would win, should conquer
जयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootजि
FormOptative (liṅ), 3, singular, Parasmaipada
युधिin battle
युधि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुध्
Formfeminine, locative, singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
B
Bṛhannalā

Educational Q&A

Competent guidance and steadfast capability (here symbolized by the charioteer Bṛhannalā) can secure victory in righteous struggle; leadership recognizes and relies on proven skill rather than mere status.

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira speaks with assurance: if Bṛhannalā serves as the charioteer, the warrior in question is unlikely to lose in battle—hinting at Bṛhannalā’s exceptional prowess and strategic value.