Shloka 21

Devanagari script

आर्येण हि न वक्तव्या कदाचित्‌ स्तुतिरात्मन:

Transliteration

āryeṇa hi na vaktavyā kadācit stutir ātmanaḥ

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「高貴なる者は、いかなる時も自らを讃えて語ってはならぬ。」

Word by Word

• आर्येण: by a noble person
• आर्येण: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

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

• वक्तव्या: should be spoken/said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Gerundive (तव्यत्), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• कदाचित्: ever/at any time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित्

• स्तुतिः: praise
• स्तुतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• आत्मनः: of oneself
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Nobility (āryatva) is shown through restraint in speech: one should avoid self-glorification, letting merit be recognized by others rather than proclaimed by oneself.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Sañjaya’s narration of the war events, he inserts an ethical observation about proper conduct—highlighting that an honorable person does not engage in self-praise.