Shloka 21

Devanagari script

एवमेव महात्मान: प्रच्छन्नास्तत्र तत्र ह अजयज्छात्रवान्‌ युद्धे तथा त्वमपि जेष्यसि

Transliteration

evam eva mahātmānaḥ pracchannās tatra tatra ha ajayac chātravān yuddhe tathā tvam api jeṣyasi

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: «Так же многие великодушные герои, скрываясь то здесь, то там, одерживали победу над врагами в битве. Так и ты тоже победишь».

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• महात्मानः: great-souled men
• महात्मानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रच्छन्नाः: hidden, concealed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रच्छन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• तत्र: there (here and there)
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• अजयत्: conquered, defeated
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शात्रवान्: enemies
• शात्रवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शात्रव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तथा: so, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• जेष्यसि: you will conquer, you will be victorious
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Simple Future (Lrt), 2, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• mahātmānaḥ (great-souled heroes)
• śātravāḥ (enemies)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse affirms that prudent concealment and strategic positioning can be legitimate means to overcome hostile forces; it encourages steadfast confidence that victory is attainable even when one must act from cover.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reassures someone facing conflict by citing precedent: many noble warriors have defeated enemies while remaining hidden in different places, and therefore the listener too is foretold to win.