Shloka 31

अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira

Chapter 45

Devanagari script

तदेतद्‌ वै समालोक्य प्रत्यमित्रं महद्‌ बलम्‌ । यथा नाभिभवत्यस्मांस्तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम्‌,“अत: इस विशाल शत्रुसेनाकी ओर देखकर तुम ऐसी नीतिका निर्माण करो, जिससे वह हमें परास्त न कर सके”

Transliteration

tad etad vai samālokya pratyamitraṃ mahad balam | yathā nābhibhavaty asmāṃs tathā nītir vidhīyatām ||

Translation

ଏହି ବିଶାଳ ପ୍ରତିଶତ୍ରୁ-ବଳକୁ ସମ୍ୟକ୍ ଦେଖି, ସେମାନେ ଯେପରି ଆମକୁ ପରାଜିତ କରିପାରିବେ ନାହିଁ, ସେପରି ନୀତି ନିର୍ଦ୍ଧାରିତ ହେଉ।

Word by Word

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एतत्: this (very thing)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• समालोक्य: having seen/observed
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + लोक्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral as gerund)

• प्रत्यामित्रम्: hostile/opposing (enemy-side)
• प्रत्यामित्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति + अमित्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• बलम्: army/strength
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यथा: so that/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अभिभवति: overcomes/defeats
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + भू
• Form: Lat (Present Indicative), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Plural

• तथा: thus/in that way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• नीतिः: policy/strategy
• नीतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• विधीयताम्: let (it) be arranged/ordained
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा
• Form: Lot (Imperative), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada (passive-form usage)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• enemy army/hostile force