Shloka 8
Devanagari script
यस्मै देवा: प्रयच्छन्ति पुरुषाय पराभवम् | बुद्धि तस्यापकर्षन्ति सोडवाचीनानि पश्यति
Transliteration
yasmai devāḥ prayacchanti puruṣāya parābhavam | buddhiṃ tasyāpakarṣanti so ’dva-cīnān(i) paśyati ||
Translation
سنجے نے کہا—جس مرد کو دیوتا زوال دینا چاہتے ہیں، پہلے اس کی سمجھ بوجھ کھینچ لیتے ہیں؛ پھر وہ ہر چیز کو الٹا ہی دیکھتا ہے۔
Word by Word
यस्मैto whom
यस्मै:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रयच्छन्तिgrant, bestow
प्रयच्छन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-यम् (यच्छति)
FormPresent, Indicative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
पुरुषायto a man
पुरुषाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
पराभवम्defeat, downfall
पराभवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपराभव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
बुद्धिम्intellect, understanding
बुद्धिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
तस्यof him
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अपकर्षन्तिdraw away, take away
अपकर्षन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअप-कृष्
FormPresent, Indicative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उद्वाचीनानिperverse, contrary things
उद्वाचीनानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउद्वाचीन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
पश्यतिsees
पश्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPresent, Indicative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
devāḥ (the gods)P
puruṣa (a man/person)B
buddhi (discernment/intellect)P
parābhava (downfall/defeat)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Downfall begins internally: when discernment (buddhi) is lost, a person misjudges right and wrong, rationalizes adharma as dharma, and becomes unable to correct course—making ruin almost inevitable.
Sañjaya offers a reflective maxim within the Sabha Parva context, explaining how divine intention toward a person’s defeat manifests as the erosion of judgment, leading that person to perceive matters in an inverted, self-destructive way.