Shloka 15

Devanagari script

सुनीतैरिह सर्वार्थि्दैवमप्यनुलोम्यते । ते वयं प्रवरं नृणां सर्वैर्गुणगणैर्युतम्‌,“यदि सारे कार्य उत्तम नीतिके अनुसार किये जायाँ तो उनके द्वारा दैवको भी अनुकूल किया जा सकता है; अतः भारत! हमलोग सर्वगुणसम्पन्न नरश्रेष्ठ कर्णका ही सेनापतिके पदपर अभिषेक करेंगे और इन्हें सेनापति बनाकर हमलोग शत्रुओंकोी मथ डालेंगे

Transliteration

saṃjaya uvāca | sunītair iha sarvārthair daivam apy anulomyate | te vayaṃ pravaraṃ nṛṇāṃ sarvair guṇagaṇair yutam |

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ଏଠାରେ ଯଦି ସମସ୍ତ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ସୁନୀତି ଓ ଧର୍ମସମ୍ମତ ଆଚରଣ ଅନୁସାରେ କରାଯାଏ, ତେବେ ଦୈବ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅନୁକୂଳ ହୁଏ। ତେଣୁ, ହେ ଭାରତ! ଆମେ ସର୍ବଗୁଣଗଣେ ଯୁକ୍ତ ନରଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ କର୍ଣ୍ଣଙ୍କୁ ସେନାପତି ପଦରେ ଅଭିଷେକ କରିବୁ; ତାଙ୍କୁ ସେନାପତି କରି ଶତ୍ରୁମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଥିଦେବୁ।

Word by Word

सुनीतैःby good policies / by good conduct

इहhere (in this world)

सर्वार्थिone who seeks all aims / all-purpose seeker

दैवम्fate; the divine dispensation

अपिeven; also

अनुलोम्यतेis made favorable; is brought into conformity

तेO you (that one)

वयम्we

प्रवरम्the foremost; the best

नृणाम्of men

सर्वैःwith all

गुणगणैःwith hosts of virtues

युतम्endowed; joined with

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Daiva (destiny)

Karṇa

enemy (unnamed)

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 asserts the Mahābhārata’s recurring nīti-idea that disciplined, ethical, and well-planned action (sunīti) can shape outcomes so strongly that even ‘daiva’ (destiny) appears to turn favorable—emphasizing human agency guided by right policy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a strategic resolve on the Kaurava side: they decide to consecrate Karṇa, praised as the foremost man endowed with many virtues, as the army’s commander, expecting that under his leadership they will defeat and crush the enemy.