Shloka 44
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
अर्जुनस्तु महातेजा बली नित्यं शमात्मक: । बहाण्यश्व शरण्यश्व दाता शूरश्न भारत,भारत! अर्जुन महातेजस्वी, बलवान, नित्य शान्ति-परायण, ब्राह्मण-भक्त शरणागतोंको शरण देनेवाला, दानी और शूरवीर था
arjunas tu mahātejā balī nityaṁ śamātmakaḥ | brāhmaṇyaś ca śaraṇyaś ca dātā śūraś ca bhārata ||
വാസുദേവൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ഭാരതാ! അർജുനൻ മഹാതേജസ്സോടെ ദീപ്തനായവൻ; ബലവാനും നിത്യവും അന്തഃശാന്തിയിൽ സ്ഥിരനുമായിരുന്നു. ബ്രാഹ്മണഭക്തനും ശരണാഗതർക്കു അഭയമായവനും ദാനശീലനും ശൂരനുമായിരുന്നു.
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ethical ideal of a kṣatriya: strength joined with inner restraint (śama), generosity (dāna), and the duty to protect those who seek refuge (śaraṇāgati), while honoring Brahmins and learning (brāhmaṇya). Valor is praised, but it is framed as disciplined and service-oriented rather than merely aggressive.
In Śānti Parva, Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) describes Arjuna’s character to the Bharata listener, highlighting his virtues—splendor, strength, calm self-control, reverence for Brahmins, readiness to shelter the distressed, generosity, and heroism—within a broader discourse on dharma and right conduct.