Shloka 21

Jaitrya-nimitta: Signs of Prospective Victory and the Priority of Conciliation (जयलक्षण-निमित्त तथा सान्त्व-प्रधान नीति)

Devanagari script

अच्छे कुलमें उत्पन्न, परस्पर संगठित तथा राजाद्वारा सम्मानित पाँच, छः या सात वीर भी यदि दृढ़ निश्चयके साथ युद्धस्थलमें डटे रहें तो युद्धमें शत्रुओंपर भलीभाँति विजय पा सकते हैं

Transliteration

acche kule utpannāḥ paraspara-saṅghaṭitāḥ tathā rājñā sammānitāḥ pañca ṣaḍ vā sapta vīrā api yadi dṛḍha-niścayena yuddha-sthale daṭeyuḥ tarhi yuddhe śatrūn prati suṣṭhu vijayaṁ prāpnuyuḥ

Translation

Bhishma nói: “Chỉ một toán năm, sáu hay bảy dũng sĩ—sinh trong gia tộc tốt, gắn bó với nhau, được vua tôn trọng—nếu đứng vững trên chiến địa với ý chí không lay chuyển, cũng có thể giành thắng lợi quyết định trước kẻ thù.”

Word by Word

• sukuleṣu: in good families
• sukuleṣu: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukula
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• utpannāḥ: born (arisen)
• utpannāḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: utpad
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• paraspara-saṅghaṭitāḥ: mutually united/organized
• paraspara-saṅghaṭitāḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paraspara-saṅghaṭita
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• rājñā: by the king
• rājñā: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• sammānitāḥ: honored/respected
• sammānitāḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-mān
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• pañca: five
• pañca: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcan
• Form: true

• ṣaṭ: six
• ṣaṭ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṣ
• Form: true

• vā: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā
• Form: true

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: saptan
• Form: true

• vīrāḥ: heroes/warriors
• vīrāḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• api: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api
• Form: true

• yadi: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi
• Form: true

• dṛḍha-niścayena: with firm resolve
• dṛḍha-niścayena: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛḍha-niścaya
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• yuddha-sthale: on the battlefield
• yuddha-sthale: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha-sthala
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• tiṣṭheyuḥ: should stand/remain
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• tadā: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā
• Form: true

• yuddhe: in battle
• yuddhe: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• śatrūn: enemies
• śatrūn: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatru
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• abhibhūya: having overpowered
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: abhi-bhū
• Form: Gerund (ktvā-anta/lyap)

• samyak: well, thoroughly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak
• Form: true

• jayam: victory
• jayam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaya
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• avāpnuyuḥ: could obtain/attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• king (rājā)
• warriors (vīrāḥ)
• enemies (śatravaḥ)
• battlefield (yuddha-sthala)