Shloka 19
Jaitrya-nimitta: Signs of Prospective Victory and the Priority of Conciliation (जयलक्षण-निमित्त तथा सान्त्व-प्रधान नीति)
Devanagari script
भग्ना इत्येव भज्यन्ते विद्वांसोडईपि न कारणम् | उदारसारा महती रुरुसंघोपमा चमू:
Translation
“大军如同兽群。纵然其中充满强悍勇士，只要看见有人在逃——仅此而已——众人便纷纷随之奔走，虽不知其逃之缘由。”
Word by Word
भग्नाःbroken; routed
भग्नाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभग्न (√भञ्ज्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एवindeed; just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
भज्यन्तेare broken; are routed
भज्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Root√भञ्ज्
FormPresent, Passive, Third, Plural
विद्वांसःthe wise; knowledgeable men
विद्वांसः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविद्वस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अपिeven; also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
कारणम्cause; reason
कारणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकारण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes