Shloka 24

Devanagari script

स्थातुमुत्सहते कश्रिन्न तस्मिन्नग्रतः स्थिते । न हि भूतं सम॑ तेन त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते,जब वे ही सामने आकर खड़े हो जायाँ तो वहाँ ठहरनेका साहस कोई नहीं कर सकता है? तीनों लोकोंमें कोई भी प्राणी उनकी समानता करनेवाला नहीं है

Transliteration

sthātum utsahate kaścin na tasminn agrataḥ sthite | na hi bhūtaṃ samaṃ tena triṣu lokeṣu vidyate ||

Translation

Vyāsa sprach: «Wenn er ihnen in der vordersten Reihe gegenübersteht, wagt niemand, standzuhalten. Denn in den drei Welten gibt es kein Wesen, das ihm gleich wäre—keines, das seiner Macht und Gegenwart ebenbürtig ist.»

Word by Word

स्थातुम्to stand, to remain

उत्सहतेdares, is able

कश्चित्anyone, someone

नnot

तस्मिन्in him/therein (in that one)

अग्रतःin front, before

स्थितेwhen (he is) standing

नnot

हिindeed, for

भूतम्a being, creature

समम्equal, comparable

तेनwith him; compared to him

त्रिषुin three

लोकेषुin the worlds

विद्यतेexists, is found

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

tri-loka (the three worlds)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how extraordinary prowess can overwhelm opponents psychologically: when a supremely capable warrior takes the front, others lose the courage to stand firm. Ethically, it underscores the role of morale, reputation, and perceived invincibility in the dynamics of dharmic warfare.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa describes a warrior’s unmatched dominance on the battlefield: once he appears at the forefront, no one dares to remain before him, because none in the three worlds is considered his equal.