Shloka 44

Yuddha-yajña-vyākhyāna (The Battle as Sacrifice): Ambarīṣa–Indra Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

जीवग्राहं प्रगृह्लाति तस्थ लोका यथा मम । जो शत्रुपक्षेके सेनापति, उसके पुत्र अथवा उस पक्षके किसी भी सम्मानित वीरको जीते-जी पकड़ लेता है, उसको मेरे-जैसे लोक प्राप्त होते हैं ।। ४३ $ ।। आहवे तु हतं शूरं न शोचेत कथंचन

Transliteration

jīvagrāhaṃ pragṛhṇāti tasya lokā yathā mama | āhave tu hataṃ śūraṃ na śocet kathaṃcana ||

Translation

Ambarīṣa said: “He who, in battle, seizes an enemy alive—taking captive the opposing side’s commander, his son, or any honoured hero—attains worlds like mine. But as for a brave warrior who has been slain in the fight, one should not grieve for him in any way.”

Word by Word

jīvagrāhama living capture; taking alive

pragṛhṇātiseizes, captures

tasyaof him; for him

lokāḥworlds, realms

yathāas, just as

mamaof me; my

āhavein battle

tubut, however

hatamslain, killed

śūrama hero, brave man

nanot

śocetshould grieve, should lament

kathaṃcanain any way; at all

Speaker

अम्बरीष उवाच

Characters & Entities

Ambarīṣa

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes