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Verse 54.13

Sarga 54

न बलं क्षत्रियस्याहुर्ब्राह्मणो बलवत्तर:। ब्रह्मन् ब्रह्मबलं दिव्यं क्षत्रात्तु बलवत्तरम्।।1.54.13।।

na balaṃ kṣatriyasyāhurbrāhmaṇo balavattara:. brahman brahmabalaṃ divyaṃ kṣatrāttu balavattaram..1.54.13..

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English Translation

""O Best of brahmins it is held that the strength of a kshatriya is no greater than a brahmin's. A brahmin possesses great strength his strength is divine. It is greater than that of a kshatriya."

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Word Meanings

क्षत्रियस्य the strength of a Kshatriya, बलम् strength, न आहु: do not speak (in high esteem), ब्राह्मण: Brahmin, बलवत्तर: possesses greater strength, ब्रह्मन् O Best of Brahmins, क्षत्रात् greater than the strength of a Kshatriya, ब्रह्मबलम् the strength of a Brahmin, दिव्यम् is divine, बलवत्तरम् greater.

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Valmiki Ramayana

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Sarga 54

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54.13