Mahabharata
Jarāsaṃdha-vadha-parva (māgadha-prasthāna) (The March to Magadha)2.18.19–20
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Mahabharata · 2.18.19–20
Devanāgarī

एवं प्रज्ञानयबलं क्रियोपायसमन्वितम् ॥
पुरस्कुर्वीत कार्येषु कृष्ण कार्यार्थसिद्धये ॥
एवम् एव यदुश्रेष्ठं पार्थः कार्यार्थसिद्धये ॥
अर्जुनः कृष्णम् अन्वेतु भीमो ऽन्वेतु धनंजयम् ॥
नयो जयो बलं चैव विक्रमे सिद्धिम् एष्यति ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

evaṃ prajñānayabalaṃ kriyopāyasamanvitam ||
puraskurvīta kāryeṣu kṛṣṇa kāryārthasiddhaye ||
evam eva yaduśreṣṭhaṃ pārthaḥ kāryārthasiddhaye ||
arjunaḥ kṛṣṇam anvetu bhīmo 'nvetu dhanaṃjayam ||
nayo jayo balaṃ caiva vikrame siddhim eṣyati ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
एवम् प्रज्ञा-नय-बलम्evam prajñā-naya-balamthus the strength of wisdom and policy,
क्रिया-उपाय-समन्वितम्kriyā-upāya-samanvitamjoined with the means of action,
पुरस्कुर्वीत कार्येषुpuraskurvīta kāryeṣushould be placed at the head in matters,
कृष्ण कार्य-अर्थ-सिद्धयेkṛṣṇa kārya-artha-siddhayeO Krishna, for the accomplishment of the purpose of the deed;
एवम् एव यदु-श्रेष्ठम्evam eva yadu-śreṣṭhameven so the best of the Yadus,
पार्थः कार्य-अर्थ-सिद्धयेpārthaḥ kārya-artha-siddhayePartha, for the accomplishment of the purpose,
अर्जुनः कृष्णम् अन्वेतुarjunaḥ kṛṣṇam anvetulet Arjuna follow Krishna,
भीमः अन्वेतु धनंजयम्bhīmaḥ anvetu dhanaṃjayamlet Bhima follow Dhananjaya;
नयः जयः बलम् च एवnayaḥ jayaḥ balam ca evapolicy, victory, and strength
विक्रमे सिद्धिम् एष्यतिvikrame siddhim eṣyatiin [joint] valor will attain success.
एवंevaṃoriginal form "evaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रज्ञानयबलंprajñānayabalaṃoriginal form "prajñānayabalaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्रियोपायसमन्वितम्kriyopāyasamanvitamoriginal form "kriyopāyasamanvitam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कार्यार्थसिद्धयेkāryārthasiddhayeoriginal form "kāryārthasiddhaye", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यदुश्रेष्ठंyaduśreṣṭhaṃoriginal form "yaduśreṣṭhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कार्यार्थसिद्धयेkāryārthasiddhayeoriginal form "kāryārthasiddhaye", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भीमोbhīmooriginal form "bhīmo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽन्वेतु'nvetuoriginal form "'nvetu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नयोnayooriginal form "nayo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जयोjayooriginal form "jayo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलंbalaṃoriginal form "balaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation

"Thus, for the accomplishment of the purpose of the deed, O Krishna, the strength of wisdom and policy, joined with the means of action, should be placed at the head. And let Arjuna follow Krishna, best of the Yadus, and let Bhima follow Dhananjaya: policy, victory, and strength in their joint valor will attain success."

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