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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.21.24

ఏతాన్ వయం విజేష్యామో యది దైవం ప్రసీదతి । తస్మాత్ కాలం ప్రతీక్షధ్వం యో నోఽర్థత్వాయ కల్పతే ॥ ౨౪ ॥
etān vayaṁ vijeṣyāmo
[etaan vayam vijeshyaamo]
yadi daivaṁ prasīdati
[yadi daivam praseedati]
tasmāt kālaṁ pratīkṣadhvaṁ
[tasmaat kaalam prateekshadhvam]
yo no ’rthatvāya kalpate
[yo no ’rthatvaaya kalpate]
Word-for-word
etān — all these soldiers of the demigods vayam — we vijeṣyāmaḥ — shall gain victory over them yadi — if daivam — providence prasīdati — is in favor tasmāt — therefore kālam — that favorable time pratīkṣadhvam — wait until yaḥ — which naḥ — our arthatvāya kalpate — should be considered in our favor.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
etān vayaṁ vijeṣyāmo
etān
all these soldiers of the demigods
vayam
we
vijeṣyāmaḥ
shall gain victory over them
yadi daivaṁ prasīdati
yadi
if
daivam
providence
prasīdati
is in favor
tasmāt kālaṁ pratīkṣadhvaṁ
tasmāt
therefore
kālam
that favorable time
pratīkṣadhvam
wait until
yo no ’rthatvāya kalpate
yaḥ
which
naḥ
our
arthatvāya kalpate
should be considered in our favor.
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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Translation
If providence is in our favor, we shall be able to gain victory over them. Therefore we must wait for the time which will be favorable to us. Arthatvāya means “able to produce benefit.”
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