Shloka 37

दुर्योधन–द्रोणसंवादः

Arjuna-vīrya-prasaṃśā and renewed battle formation

Devanagari script

भ्रातरश्नास्य बलिन: सर्वस्त्रिषु कृतश्रमा:

Transliteration

bhrātaraś cāsya balinaḥ sarvāstreṣu kṛtaśramāḥ

Translation

कृपाचार्य बोले—इसके भाई भी बलवान हैं और समस्त अस्त्र-शस्त्रों में परिश्रमपूर्वक प्रशिक्षित, अनुभवी योद्धा हैं।

Word by Word

• भ्रातरः: brothers
• भ्रातरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अस्य: of him / his
• अस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• बलिनः: strong, powerful
• बलिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अस्त्रिषु: in weapons (in the use of weapons)
• अस्त्रिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• कृतश्रमाḥ: having exerted themselves; well-trained/seasoned (by effort)
• कृतश्रमाḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-श्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kṛpa
• his brothers (unspecified)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Competence in dharmic warfare is not merely inherited; it is earned through sustained discipline and rigorous training across all required skills.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛpa is describing the martial capability of a certain warrior’s brothers, emphasizing their strength and comprehensive weapons-training as part of evaluating forces in the ongoing battle context.