कार्ये दुःसाध्य एव स्यात्क्षत्रियस्य पराक्रमः । करींद्रस्येव यूथेषु गजानां न मृगेषु च
kārye duḥsādhya eva syātkṣatriyasya parākramaḥ | karīṃdrasyeva yūtheṣu gajānāṃ na mṛgeṣu ca
کشatriya کی بہادری کا رخ انہی کاموں کی طرف ہونا چاہیے جو دشوار ہوں—جیسے ہاتھیوں کے ریوڑ میں ہاتھیوں کا سردار، نہ کہ ہرنوں کے بیچ۔
Narrative voice (speaker not named in verse; didactic counsel)
Listener: (assembly)
Scene: A symbolic tableau: a majestic tusker standing amid a herd of elephants, contrasted with a separate vignette of deer—illustrating proper arena for valor; overlayed with a warrior listening to counsel.
Strength and authority are meant for protecting and accomplishing difficult duties, not for dominating the weak.
None; it is a general dharma teaching.
None.