Shloka 20
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय १३५: कुन्त्याः कृष्णं प्रति संदेशः
Kuntī’s Message to Kṛṣṇa
Devanagari script
विद्याशूरं तप:शूरं दानशूरं तपस्विनम् । ब्राह्मयया श्रिया दीप्यमानं साधुवादे च सम्मतम्
Transliteration
vidyāśūraṃ tapaḥśūraṃ dānaśūraṃ tapasvinam | brāhmyayā śriyā dīpyamānaṃ sādhuvāde ca sammatam
Translation
子は言った。「彼は学において勇者、苦行において勇者、施しにおいて勇者—まことの修行者である。婆羅門の高貴なる霊的光輝に照り映え、善き人々に広く認められ、称賛されている。」
Word by Word
विद्या-शूरम्heroic in knowledge
विद्या-शूरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविद्या-शूर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तपः-शूरम्heroic in austerity
तपः-शूरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतपस्-शूर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दान-शूरम्heroic in giving (charity)
दान-शूरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदान-शूर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तपस्विनम्an ascetic; one practicing austerities
तपस्विनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्विन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ब्राह्म्याby Brahmic (sacred) [splendor]
ब्राह्म्या:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootब्राह्मी
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
श्रियाby splendor/fortune
श्रिया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootश्री
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
दीप्यमानम्shining; resplendent
दीप्यमानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदीप्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
साधु-वादेin praise/commendation (good report)
साधु-वादे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसाधु-वाद
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सम्मतम्approved; esteemed; accepted
सम्मतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-मत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
पुत्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
P
putra (the son, speaker)S
sādhu (the virtuous/good people, as a class)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
True excellence is multi-dimensional: learning (vidyā), self-discipline (tapas), and generosity (dāna) together create a radiant moral stature that earns the respect of the virtuous.
A son is describing and praising a person’s character, presenting him as an ideal figure—renowned for knowledge, austerity, and charity—whose spiritual dignity and public esteem make him worthy of honor.