Shloka 18
Sundopasundayoḥ Tapas–Varadāna–Prasaṅgaḥ
Sunda and Upasunda: Austerities and the Boon
Devanagari script
विक्रमं च प्रशंसन्ति क्षत्रियस्य विशाम्पते । स्वको हि धर्म: शूराणां विक्रम: पार्थिवर्षभ,राजन! क्षत्रियके लिये पराक्रमकी ही प्रशंसा की जाती है। नृपश्रेष्ठ! पराक्रम करना ही शूरवीरोंका स्वधर्म है
Transliteration
vikramaṃ ca praśaṃsanti kṣatriyasya viśāmpate | svako hi dharmaḥ śūrāṇāṃ vikramaḥ pārthivarṣabha rājann |
Translation
O lord of the people, they praise valour as the defining excellence of a Kshatriya. Indeed, O bull among kings, O King, for the heroic, exerting prowess is their own ordained duty—an ethic that measures royal worth by courage and decisive action in the face of challenge.
Word by Word
विक्रमम्valor, prowess
विक्रमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविक्रम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
प्रशंसन्तिthey praise
प्रशंसन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-शंस्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
क्षत्रियस्यof a kshatriya
क्षत्रियस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्रिय
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
विशाम्पतेO lord of the people
विशाम्पते:
TypeNoun
Rootविशाम्पति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
स्वकःone's own, proper
स्वकः:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
धर्मःduty, dharma
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शूराणाम्of heroes, of the brave
शूराणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
विक्रमःvalor, prowess
विक्रमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविक्रम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पार्थिव-ऋषभO bull among kings
पार्थिव-ऋषभ:
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थिव + ऋषभ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
कर्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
Karna (speaker)A
a king addressed as viśāmpati / pārthivarṣabha / rājan (unnamed in this verse)K
Kshatriya (social-ethical role)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes