Shloka 15

Adhyāya 10: Śrutakarmā’s Engagements; Prativindhya–Citra Duel; Drauṇi Advances toward Bhīma

Devanagari script

सुनीतैरिह सर्वार्थि्दैवमप्यनुलोम्यते । ते वयं प्रवरं नृणां सर्वैर्गुणगणैर्युतम्‌

Transliteration

saṃjaya uvāca | sunītair iha sarvārthair daivam apy anulomyate | te vayaṃ pravaraṃ nṛṇāṃ sarvair guṇagaṇair yutam |

Translation

سنجے نے کہا—یہاں اگر ہر کام اچھی پالیسی اور درست، دھرم کے مطابق طرزِ عمل کے ساتھ کیا جائے تو دیو (تقدیر) بھی موافق ہو جاتی ہے۔ اس لیے، اے بھارت! ہم انسانوں میں برتر، تمام اوصاف کے مجموعے سے آراستہ کرن کو لشکر کے سپہ سالار کے منصب پر مسند نشین کریں گے؛ اور اسے سپہ سالار بنا کر دشمنوں کو کچل ڈالیں گے۔

Word by Word

• सुनीतैः: by good policies / by good conduct
• सुनीतैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुनीति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• सर्वार्थि: one who seeks all aims / all-purpose seeker
• सर्वार्थि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वार्थिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दैवम्: fate; the divine dispensation
• दैवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अपि: even; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अनुलोम्यते: is made favorable; is brought into conformity
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-लुम्प्/लुम्ब् (अनुलोमयति)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive/Impersonal usage

• ते: O you (that one)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Plural

• प्रवरम्: the foremost; the best
• प्रवरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रवर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नृणाम्: of men
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• गुणगणैः: with hosts of virtues
• गुणगणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुणगण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• युतम्: endowed; joined with
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत (युज्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Daiva (destiny)
• Karṇa
• enemy (unnamed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse asserts the Mahābhārata’s recurring nīti-idea that disciplined, ethical, and well-planned action (sunīti) can shape outcomes so strongly that even ‘daiva’ (destiny) appears to turn favorable—emphasizing human agency guided by right policy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a strategic resolve on the Kaurava side: they decide to consecrate Karṇa, praised as the foremost man endowed with many virtues, as the army’s commander, expecting that under his leadership they will defeat and crush the enemy.