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

वैशम्पायन उवाच— एवमेव महात्मानो यत्र तत्र प्रच्छन्ना युद्धे शात्रवान् अजयन्; तथा त्वमपि जेष्यसि।

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.