Shloka 77.4Unverified draft
सन्दिशस्व महाराज सेनां त्वच्छासने स्थिताम्। शासनं काङ्क्षते सेना चातकालिर्जलं यथा
Meaning
'Give the order, great king — your army awaits your command as eagerly as the chataka birds await the rain.'
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sandiśasva | सन्दिशस्व | give the command | imperative |
| mahārāja | महाराज | O great king | vocative |
| senām | सेनाम् | the army | accusative |
| tvacchāsane | त्वच्छासने | in your command | locative |
| sthitām | स्थिताम् | stationed, standing | accusative adjective |
| śāsanam | शासनम् | the command/order | accusative |
| kāṅkṣate | काङ्क्षते | longs for | verb, present |
| senā | सेना | the army | nominative |
| cātakāli: | चातकालिः | a flock of chataka birds | nominative |
| jalam | जलम् | water | accusative |
| yathā | यथा | as | adverb |
Reference: 1.77.4 · Bāla Kāṇḍa