Shloka 9

Sañjaya’s Knowledge of Keśava and the Discipline of Indriya-nigraha (संजयस्य केशवज्ञानम्—इन्द्रियनिग्रह-उपदेशः)

Devanagari script

यतः सत्यं यतो धर्मो यतो द्वीरार्जव॑ यतः । ततो भवति गोविन्दो यतः कृष्णस्ततो जय:,जिस ओर सत्य, धर्म, लज्जा और सरलता है, उसी ओर भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण रहते हैं और जहाँ भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण हैं, वहीं विजय है

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | yataḥ satyaṃ yato dharmo yato dhīrārjavam yataḥ | tato bhavati govindo yataḥ kṛṣṇas tato jayaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Di mana ada kebenaran, di mana dharma tegak, dan di mana ada integriti yang teguh serta kelurusan hati—di situlah Govinda hadir. Dan di mana Kṛṣṇa berada, di situlah kemenangan.”

Word by Word

• यतः: from where / whence
• यतः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस्
• Form: Ablatival adverb (source/whence)

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, nominative, singular

• यतः: from where
• यतः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस्
• Form: Ablatival adverb (source/whence)

• धर्मः: righteousness / dharma
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• यतः: from where
• यतः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस्
• Form: Ablatival adverb (source/whence)

• धीरम्: steadfastness / wisdom (the steadfast)
• धीरम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीर
• Form: Neuter, nominative, singular (used substantively)

• आर्जवम्: straightforwardness / honesty
• आर्जवम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्जव
• Form: Neuter, nominative, singular

• यतः: from where
• यतः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस्
• Form: Ablatival adverb (source/whence)

• ततः: from there / therefore / thence
• ततः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Ablatival adverb (thence/therefrom)

• भवति: is / becomes / exists
• भवति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Present tense (Lat), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• गोविन्दः: Govinda (Krishna)
• गोविन्दः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• यतः: where / from where
• यतः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस्
• Form: Ablatival adverb (source/whence)

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• ततः: there / thence / therefore
• ततः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Ablatival adverb (thence/therefrom)

• जयः: victory
• जयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Govinda
• Kṛṣṇa
• Jaya (Victory, personified/abstract)