Shloka 26

Devanagari script

अजुन उवाच उद्यम्यात्मानमुग्राय कर्मणे वीर्यमास्थिता:

Transliteration

arjuna uvāca udyamyātmānam ugrāya karmaṇe vīryam āsthitāḥ

Translation

Arjuna sagte: „Indem sie ihren eigenen Mut aufrüttelten, haben sie sich in Tapferkeit für eine grimmige Tat aufgestellt.“

Word by Word

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• उद्यम्य: having raised / having exerted
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + यम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Active, true

• आत्मानम्: oneself
• आत्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उग्राय: for the fierce (purpose)
• उग्राय: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular

• कर्मणे: for (the) action/deed
• कर्मणे: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Dative, Singular

• वीर्यम्: valor, strength
• वीर्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आस्थिताः: having taken to / having assumed / standing firm
• आस्थिताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights how inner resolve (self-rousing) fuels outward action; it implicitly raises the ethical tension that courage and determination can be directed toward “ugra” (terrible) deeds, so valor must be examined in light of dharma and consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna speaks while describing warriors who, having stirred themselves to determination, commit to a fierce undertaking on the battlefield—emphasizing their readiness and the grim nature of the action about to unfold.