Shloka 6
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १८: संशप्तकगणयुद्धे अर्जुनस्यास्त्रप्रयोगः
Drona Parva, Chapter 18: Arjuna’s astra-deployment against the Saṃśaptakas
अथवा हर्षकालो<यं त्रैगर्तानामसंशयम् । कुनरैर्दुरवापान् हि लोकान प्राप्स्यन्त्यनुत्तमान्,“अथवा इसमें संदेह नहीं कि यह इन त्रिगर्तोंके लिये हर्षका ही अवसर है; क्योंकि ये उन परम उत्तम लोकोंमें जायँगे, जो दुष्ट मनुष्योंके लिये दुर्लभ हैं!
athavā harṣa-kālo ’yaṃ traigartānām asaṃśayam | kunaraiḥ duravāpān hi lokān prāpsyanty anuttamān ||
Sañjaya said: “Or else, beyond doubt, this is a time of rejoicing for the Trigartas; for, by meeting death in battle, they will attain the highest worlds—realms that are hard to reach for base and wicked men.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames death faced in righteous battle as potentially elevating: those who embrace peril with warrior-duty may attain exalted realms, whereas ignoble conduct is portrayed as a barrier to such attainment.
Sañjaya comments on the Trigartas’ situation in the war, suggesting that—even if their undertaking is deadly—it can be a ‘joyous occasion’ for them because falling in battle may lead them to the highest heavenly worlds.