Shloka 33
Adhyāya 123 — Droṇa’s Pedagogy: Arjuna’s Preeminence, Ekalavya’s Self-Training, and the Bhāsa-Lakṣya Trial
नीतिमन्तं महात्मानमादित्यसमतेजसम् । दुराधर्ष क्रियावन्तमतीवाद्भुतदर्शनम्
nītimantaṃ mahātmānam ādityasamatejasam | durādharṣaṃ kriyāvantam atīvādbhuta-darśanam ||
Śakra (Indra) menggambarkan putera yang akan dikurniakan sebagai seorang yang arif dalam tata kebijakan dan berpegang pada dharma, berjiwa besar, dengan sinar kemuliaan menyamai Matahari. Dia akan sukar ditandingi, gagah dalam tindakan, dan berwajah luar biasa menakjubkan—sosok pemerintah ideal yang ditandai kebijaksanaan etika, kekuatan, serta keberuntungan yang membawa restu.
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents the ideal qualities of a divinely sanctioned leader: ethical discernment (nīti), greatness of soul, radiant excellence, invincibility grounded in strength, and effectiveness in action—suggesting that power is most auspicious when joined to virtue and wise conduct.
Indra (Śakra) is characterizing the extraordinary son he will grant—listing the child’s virtues and heroic traits as part of the boon narrative surrounding the begetting of exceptional offspring.