Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 56: King Viśvāmitra Decides to Become a Brāhmaṇa
Text 1.56.4
क्व च ते क्षत्रियबलं क्व च ब्रह्मबलं महत्।
पश्य ब्रह्मबलं दिव्यं मम क्षत्रियपांसन॥
kva ca te kṣatriya-balaṁ kva ca brahma-balaṁ mahat
paśya brahma-balaṁ divyaṁ mama kṣatriya-pāṁsana
kva ca = where; te = your; kṣatriya-balam = strength of a kṣatriya; kva ca = and where; brahma-balam = is the strength of the brāhmaṇas; mahat = great; paśya = look; brahma-balam = brahminical strength; divyam = divine; mama = at my; kṣatriya-pāṁsana = you disgrace of the kṣatriyas.
You disgrace of the kṣatriyas, where is your strength of a kṣatriya, and where is the great strength of the brāhmaṇas? Look at my divine brahminical strength.