Shloka 10

Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha

Verbal Duel and Omens

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्‌ महापुण्यतमे त्रैलोक्यस्य सनातने । संग्रामे निधन प्राप्य ध्रुवं स्वर्गे भविष्यति,“अतः नरेश्वर! हम सब लोग यहाँसे शीघ्र ही समन्तपंचक तीर्थमें चलें। वह भूमि देवलोकमें प्रजापतिकी उत्तरवेदीके नामसे प्रसिद्ध है। त्रिलोकीके उस परम पुण्यतम सनातन तीर्थमें युद्ध करके मृत्युको प्राप्त हुआ मनुष्य निश्चय ही स्वर्गलोकमें जायगा”

Transliteration

tasmin mahāpuṇyatame trailokyasya sanātane | saṅgrāme nidhanaṃ prāpya dhruvaṃ svarge bhaviṣyati |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “In that supremely meritorious and eternal sacred region—renowned throughout the three worlds—one who meets death in battle will assuredly attain heaven.”

Word by Word

तस्मिन्in that

महापुण्यतमेin the most supremely meritorious (place)

त्रैलोक्यस्यof the three worlds

सनातनेin the eternal (one)

संग्रामेin battle

निधनम्death, destruction

प्राप्यhaving attained

ध्रुवम्certainly

स्वर्गेin heaven

भविष्यतिwill be / will become

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Svarga (heaven)

Trailokya (the three worlds)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes