Shloka 253
दुर्योधन–द्रोणसंवादः
Arjuna-vīrya-prasaṃśā and renewed battle formation
Devanagari script
फल चाशु प्रयच्छन्ति बीजमुप्तमृताविव । 'शूरवीर वर्षाकालके मेघोंकी तरह सदा गरजते हैं और ठीक ऋतुमें बोये हुए बीजके समान शीघ्र ही फल भी देते हैं
Transliteration
phalaṁ cāśu prayacchanti bījam uptam ṛtāv iva |
Translation
फलानि चाशु प्रयच्छन्ति बीजमुप्तमृताविव । शूरवीरा घनाः प्रावृट्काले नित्यं गर्जन्ति च फलप्रदाः ॥
Word by Word
फलम्fruit/result
फलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootफल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आशुquickly
आशु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआशु
प्रयच्छन्तिthey bestow/give
प्रयच्छन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + यम्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
बीजम्seed
बीजम्:
TypeNoun
Rootबीज
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उप्तम्sown
उप्तम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootवप्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)
ऋतौin the proper season
ऋतौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootऋतु
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Right action performed at the right time yields swift and fitting results; true capability is shown not only in power but in timely effectiveness.
Sañjaya is describing warriors (or martial qualities) through a metaphor: like seasonal sowing that quickly bears fruit, their exertion in battle produces immediate, visible outcomes.