Shloka 9

Devanagari script

त्यक्त्वा संतापजं शोकं दंशितो भव कर्मणि | क्षत्रियस्य विशेषेण हृदयं वज़ञसंनिभम्‌,“आप यह शोक-संताप छोड़कर क्षत्रियोचित कर्म करनेके लिये तैयार हो जाइये। क्षत्रियका हृदय तो विशेषरूपसे वज्रके तुल्य कठोर होता है

Transliteration

tyaktvā saṃtāpajaṃ śokaṃ daṃśito bhava karmaṇi | kṣatriyasya viśeṣeṇa hṛdayaṃ vajrasaṃnibham ||

Translation

বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—“দহনযন্ত্রণা-জাত শোক ত্যাগ করে কর্মে দৃঢ় হও। কারণ ক্ষত্রিয়ের হৃদয় বিশেষত বজ্রসম কঠোর।”

Word by Word

त्यक्त्वाhaving abandoned

संतापजम्born of anguish

शोकम्grief

दंशितःarmed / equipped (as if with armor)

भवbe / become

कर्मणिin action; in duty

क्षत्रियस्यof a kshatriya

विशेषेणespecially

हृदयम्heart

वज्र-संनिभम्like a thunderbolt; adamantine

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

kṣatriya

vajra (thunderbolt)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should abandon debilitating grief and adopt steadfast resolve to perform one’s rightful duty; for a kṣatriya, firmness of heart is presented as an ethical requirement for responsible action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana, narrating the events, conveys an exhortation directed at a warrior to set aside sorrow and prepare for kṣatriya-appropriate action, emphasizing the ideal of an adamantine, unwavering heart.