Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मण्य: सत््व्योधी च तेजसा च बलेन च | देवगर्भसम: संख्ये मनुष्यैरधिको युधि

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | brahmaṇyaḥ sattvayodhī ca tejasā ca balena ca | devagarbhasamaḥ saṅkhye manuṣyair adhiko yudhi |

Translation

Sañjaya dit : «Tu es dévoué aux brahmanes et au devoir sacré ; tu combats avec un courage inébranlable, et tu es pourvu d’éclat et de force. Dans la mêlée, tu parais né des dieux, et au combat tu surpasses les hommes ordinaires.»

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मण्यः: devoted to Brahmins / pious
• ब्रह्मण्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मण्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सत्त्वयोधी: one who fights with courage/steadfastness
• सत्त्वयोधी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्त्वयोधिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• तेजसा: by/with splendor, energy
• तेजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• बलेन: by/with strength
• बलेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• देवगर्भसमः: equal to a divine youth (son of the gods)
• देवगर्भसमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवगर्भसम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संख्ये: in battle
• संख्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संख्या
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• मनुष्यैः: than/with men (humans)
• मनुष्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अधिकः: superior, greater
• अधिकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधि: in battle, in combat
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Brahmins (brāhmaṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Heroic excellence is framed as ethical excellence: true martial prowess is praised alongside brahmaṇyatā (reverence for Brahmins and dharma), suggesting that strength and victory are most admirable when grounded in righteousness and disciplined character.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya delivers an encomium to a warrior, highlighting his devotion to sacred duty and his extraordinary battlefield prowess—so great that he seems god-born and superior to ordinary men in combat.