Shloka 53
Devanagari script
ततः प्रतिचिकीर्षन्तमपसव्यं तु ते सुतम्
Transliteration
tataḥ praticikīrṣantam apasavyaṃ tu te sutam
Translation
सञ्जय उवाच— ततः प्रतिचिकीर्षन्तमपसव्यं तु ते सुतम्।
Word by Word
ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
Formअव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त)
प्रतिचिकीर्षन्तम्wishing/intending to do in return; desiring to retaliate
प्रतिचिकीर्षन्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-चिकीर्ष् (चिकीर्षति इति धातोः इच्छार्थक-देशिदेरिवेटिव)
Formवर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः; पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्
अपसव्यम्to the left; counterclockwise; inauspiciously
अपसव्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअपसव्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम् (विशेषणम्)
तुbut; indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
Formअव्यय
तेyour; of you
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formषष्ठी एकवचनम् (सम्बन्धे)
सुतम्son
सुतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुत
Formपुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaY
your son (Duryodhana, implied)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse hints that intention and orientation matter ethically: choosing an 'apasavya' (contrary/inauspicious) course symbolizes acting against the proper order (dharma), especially in the charged setting of war.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that his son is about to undertake an action described as 'apasavya'—a leftward/inauspicious, contrary movement—foreshadowing a problematic or unrighteous turn in the unfolding battle events.