Shloka 110

Devanagari script

न त्वं कापुरुषाचीर्ण मार्गमास्थातुमर्हसि । ख्यातस्त्वमसि कौन्तेय विशिष्टो रणकर्मसु

Transliteration

na tvaṁ kāpuruṣācīrṇa-mārgam āsthātum arhasi | khyātas tvam asi kaunteya viśiṣṭo raṇa-karmasu ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: “Ngươi không nên bước theo con đường của kẻ hèn nhát. Hỡi con của Kuntī, ngươi vốn lừng danh và xuất chúng trong bổn phận chiến trận.”

Word by Word

नnot

त्वम्you

कापुरुषcoward

आचीर्णम्practised, followed

मार्गम्path, course

आस्थातुम्to adopt, to take up

अर्हसिyou are fit/ought

ख्यातःrenowned

त्वम्you

असिare

कौन्तेयO son of Kunti

विशिष्टःdistinguished, excellent

रणकर्मसुin acts/deeds of battle

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Kaunteya (Arjuna)

Kuntī

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?

One should not abandon one’s rightful duty out of fear; for a kṣatriya, courage and steadfastness in righteous battle are integral to dharma, and personal honor is tied to acting in accordance with one’s proven nature and responsibilities.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating the battlefield events, addresses Arjuna (Kaunteya) with a rebuke/encouragement: he urges him not to adopt cowardly conduct and reminds him of his established fame and excellence in warfare.