Shloka 18
जनकस्य युद्धोपदेशः — Janaka’s Instruction on Steadfast Battle-Conduct
Devanagari script
न हि शौर्यात् परं किंचित् त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते | शूर: सर्व पालयति सर्व शूरे प्रतेष्ठितम्
Transliteration
na hi śauryāt paraṃ kiñcit triṣu lokeṣu vidyate | śūraḥ sarvaṃ pālayati sarvaṃ śūre pratiṣṭhitam ||
Translation
Bhīṣma said: “In the three worlds there is nothing higher than valor. The truly valiant protect all, and the whole order of the world rests upon the brave.”
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
शौर्यात्from/than valor
शौर्यात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootशौर्य
Formneuter, ablative, singular
परम्higher/superior
परम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
Formneuter, nominative, singular
किंचित्anything (at all)
किंचित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिंचित्
त्रिषुin the three
त्रिषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि
Formmasculine/neuter, locative, plural
लोकेषुworlds
लोकेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
Formmasculine, locative, plural
विद्यतेexists/is found
विद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
Formpresent, 3rd, singular, ātmanepada
शूरःa hero/valiant man
शूरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
सर्वम्all (everything)
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formneuter, accusative, singular
पालयतिprotects/maintains
पालयति:
TypeVerb
Rootपाल्
Formpresent, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
सर्वम्all (the whole)
सर्वम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formneuter, nominative, singular
शूरेin/on the hero
शूरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
Formmasculine, locative, singular
प्रतिष्ठितम्is established/rests
प्रतिष्ठितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतिष्ठित
Formneuter, nominative, singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
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BhīṣmaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes