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अहो तेजः क्षत्रियाणां मानभङ्गममृष्यताम् ।
बालो ऽप्ययं हृदा धत्ते यत्समातुरसद्वचः ॥ २६ ॥
 
aho tejah ksatriyanam
mana-bhaṅgam amrsyatam
balo 'py ayam hrda dhatte
yat samatur asad-vacah
aho-how surprising it is; tejah-power; ksatriyanam-of the ksatriyas; mana-bhaṅgam-hurting the prestige; amrsyatam-unable to tolerate; balah-only a child; api-although; ayam-this; hrda-at heart; dhatte-has taken; yat-that which; samatuh-of the stepmother; asat-unpalatable; vacah-words.