Shloka 53

Devanagari script

यदेवानन्तरं कार्य तद्‌ भवान्‌ कर्तुमर्हति । तारणायास्य दुःखस्य प्रस्थानाय जयाय च,अब हमें इस दुःखसागरसे पार होने, यहाँसे प्रस्थान करने और विजय पानेके लिये जो कर्तव्य आवश्यक हो, उसे आप पूर्ण करें

Transliteration

yad evānantaraṁ kāryaṁ tad bhavān kartum arhati | tāraṇāyāsya duḥkhasya prasthānāya jayāya ca ||

Translation

“当下继起之事，唯汝堪当成办——使我等得渡此苦海，离此而行，并获胜利。”

Word by Word

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अनन्तरम्: immediate/next
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्तर (prātipadika)
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• कार्यम्: duty/task (to be done)
• कार्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (prātipadika; from √कृ + यत्, ‘to be done’)
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• कर्तुम्: to do
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: tumun (infinitive)

• अर्हति: is fit/ought
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: present, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• तारणाय: for crossing/for deliverance
• तारणाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारण (prātipadika; from √तॄ 'to cross' + ल्युट्)
• Form: neuter, dative, singular

• अस्य: of this
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• दुःखस्य: of sorrow/misery
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (prātipadika)
• Form: neuter, genitive, singular

• प्रस्थानाय: for departure/setting out
• प्रस्थानाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रस्थान (prātipadika; from प्र + √स्था + ल्युट्)
• Form: neuter, dative, singular

• जयाय: for victory
• जयाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (prātipadika)
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In moments of danger, dharma expresses itself as timely, competent action guided by the most capable person. The verse emphasizes urgency (anantaram), responsibility (kārya), and the ethical aim of relieving suffering while pursuing rightful success.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira, facing a pressing situation during the Virāṭa episode, appeals to a respected ally/counselor to take immediate charge of the necessary next steps so the group can escape distress, leave the place safely, and secure victory.