Shloka 23.17Unverified draft
वीराः सम्भावितात्मानो न दैवं पर्युपासते। दैवं पुरुषकारेण यः समर्थः प्रबाधितुम् ।।2.23.17।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| vīrāḥ | वीराः | heroes | nominative |
| sambhāvitātmānaḥ | सम्भावितात्मानः | of self-respecting, honorable nature | nominative adjective |
| na | न | not | negation |
| daivam | दैवम् | fate | accusative |
| paryupāsate | पर्युपासते | submit to, worship | verb, present |
| daivam | दैवम् | fate | accusative |
| puruṣakāreṇa | पुरुषकारेण | through human effort | instrumental |
| yaḥ | यः | who | relative pronoun |
| samarthaḥ | समर्थः | capable | nominative adjective |
| prabādhitum | प्रबाधितुम् | to overcome, thwart | infinitive |
Reference: 2.23.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa