Shloka 10

Devanagari script

एतदत्र महाबाहो प्राप्तकालं मतं मम । एवं कृते कृतं चैव तव कार्य भविष्यति,“महाबाहो! मुझे तो इस समय यहाँ यही करना उचित जान पड़ता है। ऐसा कर लेनेपर तुम्हारा सारा कार्य सम्पन्न हो जायगा”

Transliteration

etad atra mahābāho prāptakālaṁ mataṁ mama | evaṁ kṛte kṛtaṁ caiva tava kārya bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

Sanjaya berkata: “Wahai yang berlengan perkasa, pada hematku inilah jalan yang wajar ditempuh pada saat ini. Jika dilakukan demikian, maksudmu pasti akan tercapai.”

Word by Word

एतत्this (thing)

अत्रhere

महाबाहोO mighty-armed one

प्राप्तकालम्timely; appropriate for the moment

मतम्opinion; view

ममof me; my

एवम्thus; in this way

कृतेwhen (it is) done; upon doing

कृतम्done; accomplished

चand

एवindeed; just

तवof you; your

कार्यम्task; purpose; what is to be done

भविष्यतिwill be; will come to be

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

mahābāho (addressee, likely Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes timely, situation-appropriate action guided by considered judgment: when a decision matches the demands of the moment (prāptakāla), it is more likely to fulfill one’s intended objective.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, reporting and advising within the war context, presents his assessment of what should be done immediately and assures the addressed king/warrior that following this course will accomplish the desired aim.