Shloka 33

Adhyāya 123 — Droṇa’s Pedagogy: Arjuna’s Preeminence, Ekalavya’s Self-Training, and the Bhāsa-Lakṣya Trial

Devanagari script

नीतिमन्तं महात्मानमादित्यसमतेजसम्‌ । दुराधर्ष क्रियावन्तमतीवाद्भुतदर्शनम्‌

Transliteration

nītimantaṃ mahātmānam ādityasamatejasam | durādharṣaṃ kriyāvantam atīvādbhuta-darśanam ||

Translation

Śakra (Indra) describes the son to be granted as a man of sound policy and righteousness, a great-souled hero whose splendor equals the Sun. He will be unassailable, energetic in action, and of an extraordinarily wondrous appearance—an ideal ruler-type figure marked by ethical discernment, strength, and auspicious excellence.

Word by Word

• नीतिमन्तम्: endowed with policy/wisdom
• नीतिमन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नीतिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महात्मानम्: great-souled one
• महात्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आदित्यसमतेजसम्: having splendor equal to the Sun
• आदित्यसमतेजसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदित्य-सम-तेजस्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दुराधर्षम्: hard to assail/overcome
• दुराधर्षम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुराधर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• क्रियावन्तम्: active; endowed with (noble) deeds
• क्रियावन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रियावत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अतीव: exceedingly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव

• अद्भुतदर्शनम्: of wondrous appearance
• अद्भुतदर्शनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत-दर्शन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Āditya (the Sun, as a standard of splendor)