Shloka 47
Devanagari script
ततो वयं महाराज तं मन्त्र पूर्वमन्त्रितम्
Transliteration
tato vayaṃ mahārāja taṃ mantra pūrvamantritam
Translation
मग, हे महाराज, पूर्वीच विचार करून निश्चित केलेल्या त्या योजनेप्रमाणेच आम्ही पुढे निघालो—जेणेकरून कार्य क्रमबद्ध, विवेकपूर्ण आणि सल्ल्यानुसार होईल।
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable)
वयम्we
वयम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formपुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), प्रथमा, बहुवचन
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज (महा + राजन्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
तम्him / that (person)
तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
मन्त्रपूर्वम्after consultation; with prior counsel
मन्त्रपूर्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमन्त्रपूर्व (मन्त्र + पूर्व)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable)
मन्त्रितम्consulted; advised; deliberated (upon)
मन्त्रितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootमन्त्र् (धातु) → मन्त्रित (क्त)
Formकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
Speaker
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
ŚrīkṛṣṇaM
mahārāja (the addressed king)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes acting on decisions formed through prior consultation and careful deliberation (mantra), highlighting prudence and ethical governance over impulsive action.
Śrīkṛṣṇa addresses a king and indicates that 'we' moved forward with a previously discussed and settled plan, signaling a transition from counsel to execution within the unfolding events.