Shloka 22

Devanagari script

अद्य ब्रहद्योत्तरं लोक॑ करिष्ये क्षत्रियोत्तरम्‌ । न हि मे संयुगे कश्चित्‌ सोढुमुत्सहते बलम्‌

Transliteration

adya bṛhadyottaraṃ lokaṃ kariṣye kṣatriyottaram | na hi me saṃyuge kaścit soḍhum utsahate balam ||

Translation

アルジュナは言った。「今日、私は世界にクシャトリヤの優越を宣言させよう。戦場において、我が力に耐えうる者は誰もいないのだから。」

Word by Word

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• ब्रहद्-उत्तरम्: a greater supremacy (lit. greater-ness as 'upper/precedence')
• ब्रहद्-उत्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहत् + उत्तर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• लोकम्: the world/people
• लोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• करिष्ये: I shall make/establish
• करिष्ये: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular, Ātmanepada

• क्षत्रिय-उत्तरम्: Kshatriya-supremacy/precedence
• क्षत्रिय-उत्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षत्रिय + उत्तर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• मे: of me/my
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कश्चित्: anyone (someone at all)
• कश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सोढुम्: to endure/bear
• सोढुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: सह्
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• उत्सहते: dares/is able
• उत्सहते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्सह्
• Form: Present (Laṭ), Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

• बलम्: strength
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• loka (the world/people)
• kṣatriya (warrior class)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical danger of letting martial excellence turn into arrogance and social domination. It implicitly invites reflection on dharma: true Kshatriya duty is protection and righteous restraint, not the pursuit of superiority for its own sake.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna declares that he will establish the pre-eminence of the Kshatriyas and boasts that no opponent in battle can withstand his strength, expressing a forceful resolve and confidence in his prowess.