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Shloka 14

Aśvatthāmā’s Buddhi-Doctrine and Nocturnal Incursion Resolve (अश्वत्थाम्नः बुद्धिविचारः सौप्तिकसंकल्पश्च)

“उस विकारके कारण एक ही पुरुषमें उसी समय भिन्न-भिन्न प्रकारकी बुद्धि (विचारधारा) उत्पन्न हो जाती है; परंतु अवसरके अनुरूप न होनेपर उसकी अपनी ही बुद्धि उसीके लिये अरुचिकर हो जाती है ।। निश्चित्य तु यथाप्रज्ञं यां मतिं साधु पश्यति । तया प्रकुरुते भावं सा तस्योद्योगकारिका,“मनुष्य अपने विवेकके अनुसार किसी निश्चयपर पहुँचकर जिस बुद्धिको अच्छा समझता है, उसीके द्वारा कार्य-सिद्धिकी चेष्टा करता है। वही बुद्धि उसके उद्योगको सफल बनानेवाली होती है

niścitya tu yathāprajñaṃ yāṃ matiṃ sādhu paśyati | tayā prakurute bhāvaṃ sā tasyodyogakārikā ||

ఆలోచించి, మనిషి తన ప్రজ্ঞామేరకు ఏ నిర్ణయాన్ని శ్రేయస్కరమని భావిస్తాడో, అదే బుద్ధితో కార్యసిద్ధి కోసం ప్రయత్నిస్తాడు; అదే బుద్ధి అతని ప్రయత్నాన్ని విజయానికి నడిపిస్తుంది.

निश्चित्यhaving ascertained/decided
निश्चित्य:
TypeVerb
Rootनिश्चि (नि+√चि)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
यथाaccording to/as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
प्रज्ञम्understanding; wisdom (as per one's wisdom)
प्रज्ञम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रज्ञा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular, adverbial accusative: 'according to (one's) understanding'
याम्which
याम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
मतिम्thought; intention; resolve
मतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
साधुwell; rightly; as good
साधु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाधु
पश्यतिsees/considers
पश्यति:
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (पश्य)
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तयाby that (thought/intention)
तया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
प्रकुरुतेundertakes/sets about; performs
प्रकुरुते:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र+√कृ (करोति)
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
भावम्undertaking; action/effort; course (of action)
भावम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभाव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
साthat (she/it)
सा:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
तस्यof him/of that person
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
उद्योगकारिकाcausing/bringing about (his) enterprise; promoting effort
उद्योगकारिका:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउद्योगकारिका
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular, उद्योगस्य कारिका = causing/bringing about effort (or success of effort)

संजय उवाच

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Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

A person acts through the judgment he deems right after reflection; that chosen understanding becomes the effective cause behind his effort and its success—showing how discernment (prajñā) and resolve (mati/bhāva) govern action.

In Sañjaya’s narration during the Sauptika Parva, the focus turns to the workings of the mind: how differing thoughts can arise, and how, once a decision is formed, the mind’s chosen counsel drives one’s undertaking—an observation relevant to the tense, consequential actions of the night-raid context.