Shloka 16

Devanagari script

संसारके सम्पूर्ण अस्त्रवेत्ताओंमें तुम श्रेष्ठ हो। तुम्हारी सर्वत्र ख्याति है। इस जगतमें अबतक कभी तुम्हारा छोटे-से-छोटा दोष भी देखनेमें नहीं आया है ।। त्वं पुनः सूर्यसंकाश: श्वोभूत उदिते रवौ । प्रकाशे सर्वभूतानां विजेता युधि शात्रवान्‌,कल खबेरे सूर्योदय होनेपर तुम सूर्यके समान प्रकाशित हो उजालेमें युद्ध छेड़कर समस्त प्राणियोंके सामने पुन: शत्रुओंपर विजय प्राप्त करना

Transliteration

saṃsārake sampūrṇa astravettāsu tvaṃ śreṣṭho 'si | tava sarvatra khyātiḥ | asmin jagati adyāvat kadācit tava laghutamo 'pi doṣo na dṛṣṭapūrvaḥ || tvaṃ punaḥ sūryasaṅkāśaḥ śvo bhūtvā udite ravau | prakāśe sarvabhūtānāṃ vijetā yudhi śātravān ||

Translation

Kripa said: “Among all who know the science of weapons in this world, you are the foremost. Your fame is everywhere, and until now no fault—however small—has ever been seen in you. Therefore, when tomorrow the sun rises, shine like the sun itself; in the clear light, engage the enemy in battle before all beings and win victory over your foes.”

Word by Word

त्वम्you

पुनःagain, moreover

सूर्य-संकाशःsun-like, resembling the sun

श्वःtomorrow

भूतःhaving become

उदितेwhen risen, upon rising

रवौin/at the sun (i.e., when the sun has risen)

प्रकाशेin the light, in daylight

सर्व-भूतानाम्of all beings

विजेताconqueror, victor

युधिin battle

शात्रवान्enemies

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kṛpa (speaker)

the addressed warrior (unnamed in this verse)

Ravi/Sūrya (the Sun)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames martial action within public, accountable conduct: true excellence is not only skill with weapons but also a reputation free from blemish, and victory sought openly “in the light,” aligning valor with honor and dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛpa praises the addressed warrior as the foremost weapon-master and urges him to wait for sunrise, then fight in daylight before all beings and defeat the enemies—an exhortation toward open battle rather than concealed action.