Shloka 20

Devanagari script

दमो दान बल बुद्धि्नीर्धतिस्तेज उत्तमम्‌ । एतान्यपि महासत्त्वे स्थितान्यमिततेजसि,अमित तेजस्वी और महान्‌ सत्त्वशाली अर्जुनमें दम (इन्द्रिय-संयम), दान, बल, बुद्धि, लज्जा, धैर्य तथा उत्तम तेज--ये सभी सदगुण विद्यमान हैं

Transliteration

damo dāna bala buddhir nīr-dhṛtis teja uttamam | etāny api mahāsattve sthitāny amit-tejasi |

Translation

Дханада сказал: «Самообладание, щедрость, сила, разум, скромность, стойкое терпение и высшее сияние — все эти добродетели прочно утверждены в Арджуне, великодушном и исполненном неизмеримого блеска».

Word by Word

दमःself-control

दानम्giving, charity

बलम्strength

बुद्धिःintellect

ह्रीःmodesty, shame

धृतिःsteadfastness, fortitude

तेजःsplendor, energy

उत्तमम्excellent, supreme

एतानिthese

अपिalso, even

महासत्त्वेin the great-souled (one)

स्थितानिpresent, established

अमिततेजसिin the one of immeasurable splendor

Speaker

धनद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhanada (Kubera)

Arjuna

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True excellence is not merely martial prowess; it is grounded in ethical virtues—self-restraint, generosity, discernment, modesty, steadfastness, and inner radiance—present together in an ideal hero.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhanada (Kubera) speaks in praise of Arjuna, listing the noble qualities that are firmly established in him, thereby affirming Arjuna’s worthiness and moral stature.