Shloka 14

Devanagari script

जानामि समरे वीर्य शत्रुभिर्दु:सहं भुवि । ब्रह्माण्यतां च शौर्य च दाने च परमां स्थितिम्‌

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | jānāmi samare vīryaṃ śatrubhir duḥsahaṃ bhuvi | brahmaṇyatāṃ ca śauryaṃ ca dāne ca paramāṃ sthitim |

Translation

Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Alam ko na sa larangan ng digmaan, ang iyong tapang ay di-matiis ng iyong mga kaaway sa lupa. Ikaw ay deboto sa mga brāhmaṇa, bayani sa lakas ng loob, at matatag sa pinakamataas na paninindigan sa pagbibigay.”

Word by Word

• जानामि: I know
• जानामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (जानाति)
• Form: Vartamana (Present), Uttama (1st), Eka (Singular), Parasmaipada

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Pum, Saptami (Locative), Eka (Singular)

• वीर्यं: valor, prowess
• वीर्यं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य
• Form: Napum, Dvitiiya (Accusative), Eka (Singular)

• शत्रुभिः: by/for the enemies
• शत्रुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु
• Form: Pum, Tritiya (Instrumental), Bahu (Plural)

• दुःसहं: hard to endure, unbearable
• दुःसहं: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःसह
• Form: Napum, Dvitiiya (Accusative), Eka (Singular)

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (स्त्री. भुव्/भूमि-सम्बद्ध रूप)
• Form: Stri, Saptami (Locative), Eka (Singular)

• ब्रह्मण्यतां: devotion to Brahmins / piety
• ब्रह्मण्यतां: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मण्यता
• Form: Stri, Dvitiiya (Accusative), Eka (Singular)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• शौर्यं: heroism
• शौर्यं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौर्य
• Form: Napum, Dvitiiya (Accusative), Eka (Singular)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• दाने: in giving, in charity
• दाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: Napum, Saptami (Locative), Eka (Singular)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• परमां: supreme, highest
• परमां: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Stri, Dvitiiya (Accusative), Eka (Singular)

• स्थितिम्: steadfastness, firm state
• स्थितिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिति
• Form: Stri, Dvitiiya (Accusative), Eka (Singular)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• enemies (śatravaḥ)
• earth (bhū)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises an ideal warrior’s integrated virtues: irresistible courage in war, reverence for spiritual authority (brahmaṇyatā), and unwavering generosity. Martial power is framed as ethically complete only when joined to respect for dharma and charitable conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya addresses a leading figure in the war context, affirming that the person’s battlefield prowess terrifies enemies and highlighting their character—devotion to brāhmaṇas, heroism, and exemplary commitment to giving—thereby reinforcing morale and moral stature amid conflict.