Shloka 14

बलातिबलोपदेशः

The Instruction of Bala and Atibala

Devanagari script

न बाह्वोस्सदृशो वीर्ये पृथिव्यामस्ति कश्चन।त्रिषु लोकेषु वै राम न भवेत्सदृशस्तव ।।1.22.14।।

Transliteration

na bāhvor sadṛśo vīrye pṛthivyām asti kaścana |

triṣu lokeṣu vai rāma na bhavet sadṛśas tava ||

Translation

罗摩啊，大地之上无人能及你双臂之威；诚然，纵遍三界，也无有可与你比肩者。

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle

• bāhvoḥ: of (your) two arms
• bāhvoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Dual (द्विवचन)

• sadṛśaḥ: equal
• sadṛśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; predicate-noun/adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sadṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; predicate adjective (one equal)

• vīrye: in strength
• vīrye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/in respect of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• pṛthivyām: on earth
• pṛthivyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/on earth)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular

• asti: exists
• asti: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Singular; parasmaipada

• kaścana: anyone
• kaścana: Karta (कर्ता; subject of asti)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaścana (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; indefinite pronoun

• triṣu: in three
• triṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/in)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative (7th), Plural; numeral adjective to lokeṣu

• lokeṣu: worlds
• lokeṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/in worlds)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Plural

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चय/खलु-अव्यय)

• rāma: O Rāma
• rāma: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle

• bhavet: would be / could exist
• bhavet: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular; parasmaipada

• sadṛśaḥ: equal
• sadṛśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sadṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective

• tava: of you
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/of you)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th), Singular

Context

O Rama, there is none in this world equal to the might of your hands nor does such a person exist in the three worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Rāma
• earth (pṛthivī)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Exceptional ability is affirmed as a responsibility: strength is meant to serve dharma and protect the world from adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

After granting mantras, Viśvāmitra assures Rāma of his unparalleled might, preparing him for the coming confrontation with rākṣasas.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vīrya (valor/power) under guidance: strength that is disciplined and directed toward righteous ends.