Shloka 22
Devanagari script
नियन्तारमसाधूनां गोप्तारं धर्मचारिणाम् | ईदृशं क्षत्रिया सूते वीर॑ सत्यपराक्रमम्
Transliteration
niyantāram asādhūnāṁ goptāraṁ dharmacāriṇām | īdṛśaṁ kṣatriyā sūte vīra satyaparākramam ||
Translation
“O charioteer, the Kṣatriyas beget such a hero—one who restrains the wicked and protects those who walk in dharma, whose prowess is grounded in truth.”
Word by Word
नियन्तारम्controller, restrainer
नियन्तारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनियन्तृ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
असाधूनाम्of the wicked
असाधूनाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअसाधु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
गोप्तारम्protector
गोप्तारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगोप्तृ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
धर्मचारिणाम्of those who practice dharma
धर्मचारिणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मचारिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
ईदृशम्such, of this kind
ईदृशम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootईदृश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
क्षत्रियाःkshatriyas, warriors
क्षत्रियाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्रिय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सूतेbegets, produces
सूते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसू
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
वीरम्hero
वीरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सत्यपराक्रमम्of true valor
सत्यपराक्रमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्यपराक्रम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
पुत्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
प
पुत्र (son; speaker)क
क्षत्रिय (Kṣatriya class)स
सूते (charioteer; addressed)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
A true Kṣatriya-hero is defined ethically: he restrains the unrighteous and safeguards those devoted to dharma, and his valor is inseparable from truth.
The speaker (identified as ‘the son’) praises an ideal warrior in a direct address to a charioteer, framing heroic excellence as moral governance—checking wrongdoing and protecting the dharmic.