न बलं क्षत्रियस्याहुर्ब्राह्मणो बलवत्तरः | ब्रह्मन् ब्रह्मबलं दिव्यं क्षत्रात्तु बलवत्तरम् || १-५४-१४
aprameya balam tubhyam na tvayaa balavattaraH | vishvaamitro mahaaviiryaH tejaH tava duraasadam || 1-54-15
Translation
'Oh, Brahman, unstated is that the might of sovereignty as mightier than the might of sagacity. A sage is mightier than a sovereign. A sage's might is mightiest than the mightier sovereign, for a sage's might is angelic.' So Shabala started talking to the sage. [1-54-14]
Audio Recitation
Word by word
brahman
oh Brahman
kSatriyasya balam
Kshatriya's [sovereignty's,] might
na aahuH
not, speak of [unstated as 'balavattaraH' more mighty = mightier than a Brahman's, i.e., than the might of a sage]
braahmaNaH balavattaraH
a Brahman [sagacity is,] mightier
kSatraat tu
of Kshatriya's [of sovereignty's might,] but
brahmabalam divyam balavattaram
Brahman's [Sage's] might, divine [angelic,] mightier.
Chapter context
Sacred Cow creates forces to fight back
22 verses · Verse 14 of 22
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