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Shloka 41

Adhyāya 60: Dāna vs. Yajña—Royal Giving, Protection, and Karmic Share

Devanagari script

पितामहस्यानवरो वीरशायी भवेन्नर: । नाधथिकं विद्यते यस्मादित्याहु: परमर्षय:

Transliteration

pitāmahasyānavaro vīraśāyī bhavennaraḥ | nādhikaṁ vidyate yasmād ityāhuḥ paramarṣayaḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: «El hombre que yace en el lecho del héroe (esto es, cae en batalla) llega a ser no menos que el Abuelo, Brahmā. Puesto que nada se tiene por más alto que él, así lo proclaman los supremos sabios.»

Word by Word

पितामहस्यof Brahmā (the grandsire)

अनवरःequal to; not inferior

वीरशायीone who lies on a hero’s bed (dies on the battlefield)

भवेत्would become / should be

नरःa man

नnot

अधिकम्greater; superior (thing)

विद्यतेexists; is found

यस्मात्because of which; from whom/which

इतिthus (quotative)

आहुःthey said / they declare

परमर्षयःthe supreme sages

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pitāmaha (Brahmā)

Paramarṣis (great sages)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that dying a heroic death in battle (vīraśayyā) is regarded as an exceptionally meritorious fulfillment of kṣatriya-duty, so exalted that it is compared to attaining the status of Brahmā, the highest cosmic progenitor.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports a traditional valuation voiced by great sages: the warrior who falls on the battlefield is praised as reaching the highest honor, reinforcing the Anuśāsana Parva’s broader instruction on dharma, duties, and the fruits of righteous conduct.