Shloka 25

Devanagari script

एष धर्म दमे चैव क्रोधे चापि जितव्रतः । महाप्रसादो ब्रह्माण्य: सत्यवादी च पार्थिव:

Transliteration

eṣa dharme dame caiva krodhe cāpi jitavrataḥ | mahāprasādo brahmaṇyaḥ satyavādī ca pārthivaḥ ||

Translation

Arjuna dit : « Ce roi est ferme dans le dharma et dans la maîtrise de soi, et il a fait le vœu résolu de vaincre la colère. Il est d’une grande bienveillance, dévoué aux brahmanes, et sa parole est vérité. »

Word by Word

• एषः: this (man)
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मे: in dharma / in righteousness
• धर्मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• दमे: in self-control
• दमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

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

• क्रोधे: in anger (i.e., regarding anger)
• क्रोधे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• अपि: also / even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• जितव्रतः: one whose vow is conquered/controlled; steadfast in restraint
• जितव्रतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित-व्रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाप्रसादः: very gracious / greatly benevolent
• महाप्रसादः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाप्रसाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सत्यवादी: truth-speaking
• सत्यवादी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यवादिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पार्थिवः: king / ruler
• पार्थिवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• pārthiva (the king being described)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents an ethical portrait of ideal rulership: a king should be grounded in dharma, practice self-restraint (dama), deliberately master anger, show compassion, honor Brahmins and sacred learning, and remain committed to truth.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna is praising and characterizing a king in the Virata Parva context, highlighting the ruler’s moral qualifications—especially restraint, control of anger, compassion, reverence for Brahmins, and truthfulness—thereby establishing his worthiness and reliability.