Shloka 21
Devanagari script
कुरु सत्त्वं च मानं च विद्धि पौरुषमात्मन:
Transliteration
kuru sattvaṃ ca mānaṃ ca viddhi pauruṣam ātmanaḥ
Translation
ವಾಯು ಹೇಳಿದರು—“ಧೈರ್ಯವನ್ನೂ ಸ್ಥೈರ್ಯವನ್ನೂ ಬೆಳೆಸು; ಆತ್ಮಗೌರವ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾನವನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡು. ಪೌರುಷ ನಿನ್ನೊಳಗೇ ಇದೆ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿ.”
Word by Word
कुरुdo; make; cultivate
कुरु:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलोट् (imperative), मध्यम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
सत्त्वम्courage; firmness; virtue
सत्त्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसक, द्वितीया, एकवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मानम्honour; self-respect; pride
मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसक, द्वितीया, एकवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
विद्धिknow; understand; recognize
विद्धि:
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु)
Formलोट् (imperative), मध्यम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
पौरुषम्manliness; valour; human effort
पौरुषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपौरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसक, द्वितीया, एकवचन
आत्मनःof oneself; of the self
आत्मनः:
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyudeva (Wind-god)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse defines pauruṣa (true valor) as an inner quality: one should actively cultivate sattva (courage/steadfastness) and māna (honor/self-respect). Heroism is presented as moral strength and dignity rooted in the self, not merely physical power.
Vāyudeva is speaking in an exhortative tone, instructing the listener to recognize and develop the inner foundations of heroic conduct—courage and honor—appropriate to the ethical demands of the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations.