एतान् वयं विजेष्यामो यदि दैवं प्रसीदति ।
तस्मात् कालं प्रतीक्षध्वं यो नोऽर्थत्वाय कल्पते ॥२४॥

etÄn vayaá¹ vijeá¹£yÄmo
yadi daivaṠprasīdati
tasmÄt kÄlaá¹ pratÄ«ká¹£adhvaá¹
yo no 'rthatvÄya kalpate

 etÄn - all these soldiers of the demigods; vayam - we; vijeá¹£yÄmaḥ - shall gain victory over them; yadi - if; daivam - providence; prasÄ«dati - is in favor; tasmÄt - therefore; kÄlam - that favorable time; pratÄ«ká¹£adhvam - wait until; yaḥ - which; naḥ - our; arthatvÄya kalpate - should be considered in our favor.


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Unless providence is in our favor, we shall not be able to gain victory. Therefore we must wait for that favorable time when our defeating them will be possible.

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