Shloka 20
अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship
Book 14, Chapter 89
Devanagari script
न करिष्यति तल्लोके ककश्षिदन्यो नराधिप:
Transliteration
na kariṣyati tal loke kaścid anyo narādhipaḥ
Translation
വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഈ ലോകത്തിൽ ആ കൃത്യം മറ്റൊരു രാജാവും നിർവഹിക്കുകയില്ല.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
करिष्यतिwill do
करिष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (करणे)
Formलृट् (simple future), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
तत्that (deed/act)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formneuter, accusative, singular
लोकेin the world
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
Formmasculine, locative, singular
कश्चित्anyone, some (person)
कश्चित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकश्चित् (अनिश्चित-प्रत्यययुक्त सर्वनाम)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
अन्यःother
अन्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
नराधिपःking (lord of men)
नराधिपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनराधिप
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaN
narādhipaḥ (a king, unspecified)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 underscores the ideal of an exemplary royal act—so outstanding that it becomes a benchmark for dharmic kingship, implying that true greatness in duty and conduct is rare and worthy of remembrance.
Vaiśaṃpāyana, as narrator, emphasizes the uniqueness of a deed just described, declaring that no other king in the world will be able to perform the same—heightening the stature of the central royal figure and the significance of the act.