अहो तेज: क्षत्रियाणां मानभङ्गममृष्यताम् । बालोऽप्ययं हृदा धत्ते यत्समातुरसद्वच: ॥ २६ ॥
aho tejah ksatriyanam mana-bhangam amrsyatam balo ’py ayam hrda dhatte yat samatur asad-vacah
- aho
- how surprising it is
- tejah
- power
- ksatriyanam
- of the ksatriyas
- mana-bhangam
- hurting the prestige
- amrsyatam
- unable to tolerate
- balah
- only a child
- api
- although
- ayam
- this
- hrda
- at heart
- dhatte
- has taken
- yat
- that which
- sa-matuh
- of the stepmother
- asat
- unpalatable
- vacah
- words.
How wonderful are the powerful ksatriyas. They cannot tolerate even a slight infringement upon their prestige. Just imagine! This boy is only a small child, yet harsh words from his stepmother proved unbearable to him.