Shloka 9

ब्राह्मणपूजा-राजधर्मः | Royal Duty of Honoring Learned Brahmins

Devanagari script

तुल्यरूपप्रभावाणां बलिनां युद्धशालिनाम्‌ । धनुर्वेदे च वेदे च सर्वत्रैव कृतश्रमा:

Transliteration

tulyarūpaprabhāvāṇāṃ balināṃ yuddhaśālinām | dhanurvede ca vede ca sarvatraiva kṛtaśramāḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma dit : «Ils se ressemblaient par la beauté et la puissance : des hommes robustes, accomplis dans les arts de la guerre, qui s’étaient exercés en toute discipline, dans la science de l’arc comme dans le Veda.»

Word by Word

• तुल्यरूपप्रभावाणाम्: of those having equal form and prowess
• तुल्यरूपप्रभावाणाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य-रूप-प्रभाव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• बलिनाम्: of the strong
• बलिनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• युद्धशालिनाम्: of those skilled in battle
• युद्धशालिनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्धशालिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• धनुर्वेदे: in the science of archery
• धनुर्वेदे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुर्वेद
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वेदे: in the Veda / sacred knowledge
• वेदे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सर्वत्र: everywhere / in all respects
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र

• एव: indeed / just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• कृतश्रमा: having undertaken exertion; well-trained
• कृतश्रमा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतश्रमा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Dhanurveda
• Veda

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True excellence is grounded in sustained effort and broad training: strength and martial skill (Dhanurveda) should be complemented by sacred learning (Veda), indicating an ideal of disciplined, well-rounded capability aligned with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma is describing a group of men (warriors) characterized by comparable appearance and prowess, emphasizing that they are not merely strong fighters but have labored in comprehensive training—both in warfare and in Vedic study.