Shloka 20

अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship

Book 14, Chapter 89

Devanagari script

न करिष्यति तल्लोके ककश्षिदन्यो नराधिप:

Transliteration

na kariṣyati tal loke kaścid anyo narādhipaḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “In this world, no other king will accomplish that deed.”

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• करिष्यति: will do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (करणे)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• तत्: that (deed/act)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• कश्चित्: anyone, some (person)
• कश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चित् (अनिश्चित-प्रत्यययुक्त सर्वनाम)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अन्यः: other
• अन्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• नराधिपः: king (lord of men)
• नराधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नराधिप
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• narādhipaḥ (a king, unspecified)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the ideal of an exemplary royal act—so outstanding that it becomes a benchmark for dharmic kingship, implying that true greatness in duty and conduct is rare and worthy of remembrance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana, as narrator, emphasizes the uniqueness of a deed just described, declaring that no other king in the world will be able to perform the same—heightening the stature of the central royal figure and the significance of the act.