Shloka 32

Devanagari script

एष राजन्नीदृशो वै उतथ्यो ब्राह्मणर्षभ: । ब्रवीम्यहं ब्रूहि वा त्वमुतथ्यात्‌ क्षत्रियं वरम्‌

Transliteration

eṣa rājann īdṛśo vai utathyo brāhmaṇarṣabhaḥ | bravīmy ahaṃ brūhi vā tvam utathyāt kṣatriyaṃ varam ||

Translation

ହେ ରାଜନ! ଏପରି ହିଁ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଉତଥ୍ୟ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ପ୍ରଭାବଶାଳୀ। ଏହା ମୁଁ କହୁଛି; କିମ୍ବା ତୁମେ କହ—ଉତଥ୍ୟଠାରୁ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ କୌଣସି କ୍ଷତ୍ରିୟ ଥାକିଲେ ସେ କିଏ?

Word by Word

• एषः: this (man)
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ईदृशः: such, of this kind
• ईदृशः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• उतथ्यः: Utathya (name of a sage)
• उतथ्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उतथ्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणर्षभः: bull among Brahmins, best of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणर्षभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रवीमि: I say
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Present (Lat), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• ब्रूहि: say (you), tell
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• उतथ्यात्: than Utathya, from Utathya
• उतथ्यात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उतथ्य
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• क्षत्रियम्: a Kshatriya
• क्षत्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वरम्: better, superior
• वरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Utathya
• King (addressed interlocutor)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights discernment and humility in assessing greatness: spiritual authority and ethical stature (embodied by a foremost Brahmin-sage) are not to be dismissed, and claims of superiority should be supported by clear knowledge rather than pride or mere social rank.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna addresses a king and asserts Utathya’s exceptional eminence among Brahmins. He challenges the king: if the king believes there exists a Kshatriya greater than Utathya, he should name that person—framing a pointed inquiry about comparative excellence and authority.