SB 4.8.26

TEXT 26

TEXT

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.

TRANSLATION

How wonderful are the powerful ksatriyas. They cannot tolerate even a slight infringement of their prestige. Just imagine! This boy is only a small child, yet harsh words from his stepmother proved unbearable to him.

PURPORT

The qualifications of the ksatriyas are described in Bhagavad-gita. Two important qualifications are to have a sense of prestige and not to flee from battle. It appears that the ksatriya blood within the body of Dhruva Maharaja was naturally very active. If the brahminical, ksatriya or vaisya culture is maintained in a family, naturally the sons and grandsons inherit the spirit of the particular class. Therefore, according to the Vedic system, the samskara, or the reformatory system, is maintained very rigidly. If one fails to observe the reformatory measures current in the family, then immediately he is degraded to a lower standard of life.

Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/sb/4/8/26