Shloka 24
Devanagari script
मदन्यो नास्ति लोके<स्मिन्नर्जुनाद वास्त्रवित् क्वचित्
Transliteration
madanyo nāsti loke 'sminn arjunād vāstravit kvacit
Translation
ಈ ಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಅರ್ಜುನನ ಹೊರತು ಎಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಅಸ್ತ್ರವಿದ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಷ್ಟು ನಿಪುಣನಾದ ಮತ್ತೊಬ್ಬನಿಲ್ಲ.
Word by Word
मत्than me
मत्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Ablative, Singular
अन्यःanother (person)
अन्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular
लोकेin the world
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
अर्जुनात्than Arjuna
अर्जुनात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
वाor/indeed
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
अस्त्रवित्knower of weapons
अस्त्रवित्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्रविद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
क्वचित्anywhere/ever
क्वचित्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्वचित्
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaA
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
Excellence in battle is grounded in disciplined mastery (astra-vidyā) and proven competence; the verse elevates trained skill and knowledge as the basis of rightful strength.
Sañjaya, narrating the battlefield events, highlights Arjuna’s unmatched expertise with weapons, emphasizing his superiority among warriors at this point in the Drona Parva.