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

三阇耶说道：“在此，若一切举措皆依善政与正行而为，连命运亦可转而相助。因此，我们将立迦尔那——人中最杰、具足诸德——为统帅；以他为将，我们必碾碎敌军。”

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.