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Shloka 78

उत्पातवर्णनम् (Utpāta-varṇanam) — Catalogue of Portents

नैव शक्‍्या समाधातुं संनिपाते महाचमू: । दीर्णामित्येव दीर्यन्ते सुविद्वांसोईपि भारत,भरतनन्दन! विशाल सेनामें जब भगदड़ मच जाती है, तब उसे समझा-बुझाकर रोकना कठिन हो जाता है। सेना भाग रही है, इतना सुनकर ही बड़े-बड़े युद्धविद्याके विद्वान्‌ भी भागने लगते हैं

naiva śakyā samādhātuṁ saṁnipāte mahācamūḥ | dīrṇām ity eva dīryante suvidvāṁso ’pi bhārata bharatanandana ||

اے بھارت کے فرزند! جب عظیم لشکر کے ہجوم میں بھگدڑ مچ جائے تو اسے سمجھا بجھا کر پھر سے ترتیب میں لانا آسان نہیں رہتا۔ ‘فوج ٹوٹ گئی’—یہ صدا سنتے ہی جنگی فن میں ماہر اور بڑے بڑے اہلِ علم بھی بکھر کر بھاگنے لگتے ہیں۔

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
शक्याःpossible/able (to be done)
शक्याः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशक्य
Formfeminine, nominative, plural
समाधातुम्to set right/compose/restore order
समाधातुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-धा
Forminfinitive (tumun)
संनिपातेin the crush/assembly/close encounter
संनिपाते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंनिपात
Formmasculine, locative, singular
महाचमूःthe great army
महाचमूः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहाचमू
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
दीर्णाम्broken/scattered (as in rout)
दीर्णाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदीर्ण
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एवonly/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
दीर्यन्तेthey break apart/scatter
दीर्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootदीर्
Formpresent, ātmanepada (passive-like intransitive), 3rd, plural
सुविद्वांसःeven the very learned (men)
सुविद्वांसः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुविद्वांस्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
भरतनन्दनO descendant/joy of Bharata
भरतनन्दन:
TypeNoun
Rootभरतनन्दन
Formmasculine, vocative, singular

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyāsa
B
Bhārata (address)
B
Bharatanandana (address)
M
mahācamū (great army)

Educational Q&A

Once panic spreads in a large, tightly packed army, rational counsel and even expert knowledge lose their force; therefore steadiness, clear command, and inner discipline are essential to prevent collapse in crisis.

Vyāsa describes the dynamics of a battlefield rout: when the rumor or cry arises that the army has ‘broken,’ the mass begins to scatter, and even seasoned, learned warriors are swept into flight.