Shloka 26
Devanagari script
अजुन उवाच उद्यम्यात्मानमुग्राय कर्मणे वीर्यमास्थिता:
Transliteration
arjuna uvāca udyamyātmānam ugrāya karmaṇe vīryam āsthitāḥ
Translation
ಅರ್ಜುನನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—“ತಮ್ಮ ಆತ್ಮಬಲವನ್ನು ಎಬ್ಬಿಸಿ, ಒಂದು ಉಗ್ರ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ವೀರ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿರರಾದರು.”
Word by Word
अर्जुनःArjuna
अर्जुनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
उद्यम्यhaving raised / having exerted
उद्यम्य:
TypeVerb
Rootउद् + यम्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Active, true
आत्मानम्oneself
आत्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उग्रायfor the fierce (purpose)
उग्राय:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र
FormMasculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular
कर्मणेfor (the) action/deed
कर्मणे:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Dative, Singular
वीर्यम्valor, strength
वीर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवीर्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आस्थिताःhaving taken to / having assumed / standing firm
आस्थिताः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ + स्था
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
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 line highlights how inner resolve (self-rousing) fuels outward action; it implicitly raises the ethical tension that courage and determination can be directed toward “ugra” (terrible) deeds, so valor must be examined in light of dharma and consequences.
Arjuna speaks while describing warriors who, having stirred themselves to determination, commit to a fierce undertaking on the battlefield—emphasizing their readiness and the grim nature of the action about to unfold.