Shloka 25
Devanagari script
अथवा त्वां महीपाल शमयिष्यन्ति वै द्विजा: । निरसिष्यन्ति ते राष्ट्रद्धतोत्साहा महाबला:
Transliteration
athavā tvāṃ mahīpāla śamayīṣyanti vai dvijāḥ | nirasīṣyanti te rāṣṭrād dhatotsāhā mahābalāḥ ||
Translation
アルジュナは言った。「さもなくば、王よ、婆羅門たちが必ずや汝を抑え、鎮めるであろう。もし汝が彼らの正当な熱意と志を妨げるなら、あの大いなる力ある者たちは汝を国土から追い払うであろう。」
Word by Word
अथवाor else
अथवा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथवा
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootत्वद्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
महीपालO king (protector of the earth)
महीपाल:
TypeNoun
Rootमहीपाल
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
शमयिष्यन्तिwill pacify / will calm
शमयिष्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootशम् (शमयति)
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
द्विजाःbrahmins (the twice-born)
द्विजाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
निरसिष्यन्तिwill drive out / will expel
निरसिष्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootनिर्-अस् (निरस्यति)
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
तेof you / your
ते:
TypeNoun
Rootत्वद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
राष्ट्रात्from the kingdom
राष्ट्रात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootराष्ट्र
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
धृतोत्साहाःwith firm resolve / steadfast
धृतोत्साहाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootधृतोत्साह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
महाबलाःvery strong / mighty
महाबलाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaM
mahīpāla (a king)D
dvijāḥ (Brahmins)R
rāṣṭra (kingdom)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
A king must uphold dharma and not obstruct the rightful religious and moral agency of Brahmins; if he acts arrogantly or suppresses dharmic zeal, he risks losing legitimacy and even being removed from power.
Arjuna addresses a king, warning that if the king does not calm down or if he interferes with the Brahmins’ purpose, the powerful Brahmins themselves will restrain him and may expel him from his kingdom.