Shloka 27

Devanagari script

यस्य नास्ति बले तुल्य: पृथिव्यामपि कश्नन

Transliteration

yasya nāsti bale tulyaḥ pṛthivyām api kaścana

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను— ఈ భూమిపై బలంలో అతనికి సమానుడు ఎవడూ లేడు।

Word by Word

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अस्ति: is/exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular

• बले: in strength
• बले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तुल्यः: equal (to him)
• तुल्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पृथिव्याम्: on the earth
• पृथिव्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• अपि: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• कश्चन: anyone (at all)
• कश्चन: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चन (क + चन)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Earth (Pṛthivī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights unmatched strength as a distinguishing quality, implying that extraordinary power can set a person apart; in the ethical frame of the Anuśāsana Parva, such praise typically invites reflection on how strength should be governed by dharma rather than pride or harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana, as the narrator, describes a particular person (implied from surrounding context) as unrivaled in physical might, emphasizing his exceptional status by stating that no one on earth equals him in strength.