Shloka 24
Dvaītavana: Brahmaghoṣa, Rṣi-saṅgha, and Baka Dālbhyā’s Upadeśa to Yudhiṣṭhira
Devanagari script
योअरर्जुनेनार्जुनस्तुल्यो द्विबाहुर्बहुबाहुना
Transliteration
yo 'rjunena arjunas tulyo dvibāhur bahubāhunā
Translation
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「ただ二臂でありながら、アルジュナが多臂のごとく威を示す時でさえ、アルジュナに比肩した者である。」
Word by Word
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
अर्जुनेनby/with Arjuna
अर्जुनेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
अर्जुनःArjuna
अर्जुनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
तुल्यःequal (to)
तुल्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतुल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
द्विबाहुःtwo-armed
द्विबाहुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootद्विबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
बहुबाहुनाby/with the many-armed one
बहुबाहुना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबहुबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaA
ArjunaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that true excellence is measured by inner capability and valor, not merely by outward displays of power; even without a spectacular, superhuman form, one may match the greatest hero.
Vaiśampāyana describes a figure whose prowess is so great that, despite appearing as an ordinary two-armed person, he is said to be equal to Arjuna even when Arjuna is envisioned in a many-armed, extraordinary manifestation.