Shloka 4
Śalya-parva Adhyāya 34: Balarāma’s Withdrawal, Sarasvatī Pilgrimage Logistics, and Prabhāsa as Soma’s Renewal Tīrtha
पूजयित्वा तत: पश्चादिदं वचनमन्रुवन् । शिष्ययो: कौशल युद्धे पश्य रामेति पार्थिव
pūjayitvā tataḥ paścād idaṃ vacanam anruvan | śiṣyayoḥ kauśalaṃ yuddhe paśya rāmeti pārthiva ||
Sañjaya sprach: „Nachdem man ihn geehrt hatte, sprach der König diese Worte: ‚O Pārthiva, sieh Rāma—sieh die Kunstfertigkeit der beiden Schüler im Kampf.‘“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the value placed on disciplined learning and mastery (kauśala) gained through discipleship, while implicitly raising an ethical tension: admiration for technical excellence in war does not erase the gravity of violence and its consequences.
Sañjaya reports that, after paying respect, a king addresses another, urging him to look at “Rāma” and witness the combat skill of two disciples—presenting the battlefield as a display of trained prowess.