Shloka 25
Adhyaya 20 — Ritadhvaja’s Companionship with the Naga Princes and the Origin of the Horse Kuvalaya
तस्य मित्रगुणान् मित्राण्यमित्राश्च पराक्रमम् ।
कथयन्ति सदा सत्सु पुत्रवांस्तेन वै पिता ॥
tasya mitraguṇān mitrāṇy amitrāś ca parākramam | kathayanti sadā satsu putravāṃs tena vai pitā ||
Seine Freunde sprechen von seinen freundschaftlichen Tugenden, und selbst seine Feinde sprechen von seiner Tapferkeit, stets unter den Guten; darum ist der Vater wahrhaft gesegnet mit einem solchen Sohn.
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FAQs
A complete character is acknowledged from both sides: affection recognizes kindness, opposition recognizes strength. When even adversaries cannot deny virtue, one’s standing becomes stable and widely credible.
Ethical instruction within narrative; not a cosmological/genealogical pañcalakṣaṇa segment.
Friends and enemies can symbolize inner tendencies: sattvic impulses affirm one’s gentleness, while resistant impulses confirm one’s resilience—together indicating integrated virtue.